We acknowledge that the level of implementation and integration of good practices within a company takes time.
For this reason, we expect our vendors to meet GemCloud’s minimum requirements, described below, and encourage then to strive towards ever improving performances, at their own pace (see section Participation in the Gemstones and Jewellery Community Platform below).
Vendors are expected to meet the following requirements:
Compliance: vendors will comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including employment, environmental, health and safety laws and regulations.
Child labour: vendors will not employ children under the age of 15, or under the age for completing compulsory education or the legal minimum age for employment in the country, whichever age is greatest. In addition, vendors will not be involved any type of work which, by its nature or the conditions in which it is carried out, is likely to compromise health, safety, integrity or morality of children (worst forms of child labour).
Forced labour: vendors will not be involved in any form of forced labour or compulsory labour, and any other form of modern slavery and human trafficking.