Company profile: Licona Fashion GmbH & Co KG
Headquarters: Vienna
Country: Austria
Founded in: 1928
Total points of sale in Europe: n.a.
Owned by: n.a.
Name of CEO: Mag. Harald Rossegg
Product description: Suits, jackets, trousers, coats, shirts, accessories for men, ceremony and eveningwear, corporate fashion
Countries of production: n.a.
General remark: n.a.
Licona Fashion GmbH & Co KG
Autokaderstrasse 33 A-1210 Wien
info(at)licona.com
Comment from CCC and proposals for action
Licona is an Austrian company producing mainly menswear. They refused to fill in the questionaire, although we contacted them several times and insisted to send us documents, they didn’t react. The CCC-Austria demands to introduce and implement the CCC Code of Conduct, more transparency and will to cooperation from Licona.
Take action: Support the demands for more transparency and independent monitoring of the supply chain. See sample letter: http://www.cleanclothes.at/start.asp?ID=11345&b=1021
Due to the lack of response by Licona Fashion GmbH & Co KG to the CCC questionnaire, the following evaluation of the company’s corporate accountability policy is entirely based on a desk study conducted by the CCC in 2007. In the section “Recent developments” you can find additional information gathered after 2007.
Transparency
Licona Fashion GmbH & Co KG has not responded to the CCC-questionnaire at all. The amount of salaries of the top management is not known. The information given about producer countries and the structure of the supply chain is not comprehensive. There is no sustainability report available. Licona Fashion GmbH & Co KG provides neither the results of factory audits nor information about verification activities. The company does not disclose general targets for future monitoring activities.
Formal commitment to labour standards
Licona Fashion GmbH & Co KG doesn't commit in a public document to respect the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the national law. The company has not adopted a code of conduct. Beyond the ILO Core Conventions, the company is neither committed to wages in accordance with living wage principles nor with minimum wage legislation. There are no restrictions on the number of working hours per week. No mention is made of a safe and hygienic environment for the workers who produce the company’s garments and/or sportswear. The company does not explicitly require that all workers receive a regular employment contract. *
Code implementation and purchasing practices
Licona Fashion GmbH & Co KG did not indicate the steps it is taking to effectively implement minimum labour standards in its supply chain. There is no evidence that training on labour rights issues is promoted by Licona Fashion GmbH & Co KG. According to the information given Licona Fashion GmbH & Co KG has no intention to implement the payment of living wages to workers. Licona Fashion GmbH & Co KG has not shown that it is aware of the fact that part of its production sites are located in countries or zones where freedom of association is not guaranteed by law. There are no provisions to give buyers positive incentives to reward better working conditions. There are no measures that show how to improve planning and prevent excessive overtime.
Monitoring and Verification
The company is not a member of any business initiative. There is nothing known to CCC about monitoring results. The company is not involved in independent verification by a multi-stakeholder approach.
Violations of labour rights and public conflicts
There are no public urgent appeals from CCC calling on Licona Fashion GmbH & Co KG to take responsibility for workers’ rights violations in its supply chain.
Recent developments
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