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IV. FLA Independent External Monitoring Summary and Analysis

A summary of the data that was collected through FLA independent external monitoring visits during the period January-December 2004.

In 2004, FLA-accredited monitors conducted 94 independent monitoring visits at factories producing for FLA companies in eighteen countries. During the visits, the monitors evaluated factory compliance with the FLA Workplace Code of Conduct and applicable national and local laws.

The reports from each of these 94 factory visits, along with company plans to remediate the reported noncompliance issues, are available to the public on the FLA website (click here to access FLA factory tracking charts). By reviewing individual factory reports, readers can learn about particular factory conditions and different companies' approaches to remediating various noncompliant issues.

This report is divided into two parts:

• Monitoring the FLA Supply Chain
  Provides an overview of the FLA's monitoring and of the supply chain of its companies
• Findings and Analysis
  Makes observations about monitors' findings for each FLA Code provision