Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 25, June 22, 2024
Section 7.812 - Contractor certification(a) A Commonwealth agency may not enter into a contract for the procurement of apparel or apparel laundering services until the contractor certifies and agrees that every employee engaged in the manufacture of the apparel, or the laundering of apparel, shall be or has been: (1) Compensated by his employer at an hourly rate at least equivalent to the poverty threshold.(2) Provided with working conditions that meet or exceed the International Labor Organization (ILO) Conventions' standards governing forced labor, child labor, payment of wages, hours of work, occupational health, occupational safety and nondiscrimination and that are in compliance with applicable Federal, State and local laws of the locality of manufacture, except when the conditions are preempted by Federal or State law.(b) In the alternative, the contractor can certify that a collective bargaining agreement is in effect, and will remain in effect, during the manufacture of the apparel between the operator of the manufacturing facility and the employees engaged in the manufacture of the apparel and that the employees are represented by a responsible organization that is not influenced or controlled by management. This section cited in 4 Pa. Code § 7.813 (relating to contents of bids and proposals); 4 Pa. Code § 7.814 (relating to responsibility and determination); and 4 Pa. Code § 7.816 (relating to remedies and sanctions).