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Asia Network Quarterly Meeting: Nov. 22
The EICC Asia Network will meet in Hong Kong on Nov. 22. The all-day meeting will be hosted by HP at its HK office. A draft agenda is available upon request.
Contact Stephanie Law or Brad Cameron for a draft agenda or more information.
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2013 Budget: Membership Vote Ends Nov. 26
EICC Full members may vote until 5 PM EST on Nov. 26 to approve the 2013 budget. Budget documents were sent to all members on November 7 and are available here.
Recordings of budget webinars are available to all members. Contact Ben Bruno to obtain copies. Contact Carrie Hoffman for more information.
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Transparency Task Force:
Survey Deadline is Dec. 4
The Transparency Task Force sent a survey to EICC primary representatives last week to gather information about company reporting practices, and about key member- and industry-specific material issues. The survey deadline is December 4.
Survey information will be used to develop a reporting framework for members and suppliers that can be included in new EICC governance changes. It will also help identify ways EICC should support reporting by members and suppliers. Member input is critical to ensure recommendations that result will be feasible and meaningful for members and stakeholders.
Contact Kate Cacciatore, Bruce Klafter, or Liz Abbett for more information about the task force or its work.
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Worker-Management Communication Training: Final Session of the Year on Dec. 13-15
The final EICC / GeSI Worker-Management Communication Training session of year will be held Dec. 13-15 at INFACT Global Partners Offices in Shanghai, China (Room 302, Building 20, New Factories, No. 555 Haifang Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai, China 200040. 中国上海静安区海防路555号 同乐坊20号楼302室.)
The "train the trainer" course will help companies and their suppliers implement effective worker-management communication systems. It will also raise employee awareness of their rights and responsibilities. The maximum capacity for the session is limited to 20 attendees. EICC and GeSI member companies and suppliers should register early. Please encourage your suppliers to attend.
To register for the training session, click here. See a summary report of participant's feedback from the last training session here.
- Fee:
- Two free attendees for EICC and GeSI member companies
- $150 USD for non-EICC and GeSI members.
Contact Ben Bruno or Jannie Bailey for more information. Contact INFACT Global Partners if your company is interested in using the training internally or with suppliers.
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2013 Membership Fees: Due Jan. 7
Invoices for 2013 membership dues were sent to EICC primary representatives on Nov. 6. Payment is required by January 7. Contact Ben Bruno if you did not receive an invoice, or for more information.
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VAP Updates:
Working Hours Non-Conformance Rating, CAP timeline changes, and a new Audit/Reporting Tool
Changes have been made to the Working Hour non-conformance rating based on feedback from EICC members.
- Members reported that the working hours finding calculation was too complex. As a result, the non-conformance rating table has been modified.
- Members also reported that CAP closure expectations were unrealistic given the complexity of the issues. To address this, the Working Hours CAP timeline will now be longer than CAP timelines for other findings. Auditees now have up to 90 days to improve from one non-conformance level to the next, with a maximum time of one year to reach conformance.
- In addition, a standard template has been distributed to audit firms to improve reporting. It was developed to match the working hours section (Chapter 16) in the VAP Operations Manual. The same changes applied to AMA and CMA.
Members should expect these changes to be reflected in Validated Audit Reports (VARs).
Please take the time to review important details here. Contact the VAP Audit Program Manager for more information. |
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Capability Building: Local Resource Lists
Lists for local capability building resource in China and Southeast Asia have been updated, and a list for Mexico has been added to the EICC website. The lists can be accessed by clicking here. Contact
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EICC Governance Transition Information
Notes from EICC Transition Task Force meetings are available to all members upon request. Contact Brad Cameron if you would like to obtain a copy of meeting minutes, or for more information.
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Need Help?
Contact AMS staff at 202-962-0167
Programs: Brad Cameron
Operations: John Flatley
Member Services: Carrie Hoffman
Work Group Coordinator: Grant Feichtinger
Membership Coordinator: Ben Bruno
Membership Compliance: Anne Vogel-Marr
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