Dear sahil,
just an idea...
This social compliance is conducted by foreign buyers normally in Export oriented units (ex:garment exports,food processing,drug exports names like social compliance,SA 8000 & WRAP etc.,) before giving the orders these buyer visit our facilities including all infra & what extend we are complying the labour laws (IF,PF,ESI,payment of wages,min wages etc.,)
ex : lighting,water (250mem water docter),canteen,first aid,fire figthers,caliberation,water potability,noise level,boiler test,gentset installation certificate, standing orders,code of conduct,policies,ppe's & relavant caution boards it goes like it is purly following what act says.
PF,ESI all the employee complied as per act and the relavant periodical forms, returns & Registers etc.,
Salay / wages paying as per act (before 7th <1000mem,10th>1000mem)with relavent registers
minimum waged as per act (as per zone & catagory)
Training needs,calender,effectivenss...
Purly they will check whether we comply our own labour laws.once our facility meets their expectations then they give the certification (authorised supplier) and then their orders.
we had faced few audits in Garment factory.
regds..
manjunath