Independent External Monitors are accredited for a period of two years from the date of approval. Accreditation is renewable for successive two-year periods after a review of compliance with the standards of independence and qualifications for Independent External Monitors outlined in the FLA Charter. The organizations listed in italics below are conditionally accredited pending successful completion of a trial audit.

Accordia Global Compliance Group Accordia Global Compliance Group, a provider of advisory and supply chain monitoring, is accredited in Guatemala, Mexico and the United States.

A & L Group Inc. A & L Group Inc. (ALGI), a labor inspection firm based in New York is accredited in China, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico and the USA.

Balkan Institute for Labour and Social Policy Balkan Institute for Labour and Social Policy (BILSP) is a non-governmental, non-profit association headquartered in Sofia, Bulgaria. BILSP is accredited in Bulgaria and Slovakia.

Bureau Veritas Bureau Veritas (BV) a global testing and monitoring firm, is accredited in China (including Hong Kong and Macau), India, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Turkey.

Cal Safety Compliance Corporation Cal Safety Compliance Corporation (CSCC), a provider of social responsibility education, training, and compliance monitoring services, is accredited in the USA.

Certint Certificaciones Internacionales S.A. (Certint) is an organization providing social compliance services. It’s founders have been involved in social auditing in the Americas since 1999. Certint is accredited to monitor the full FLA code in Argentina and Brazil.

Cotecna Inspections Cotecna Inspections, a Geneva-based verification and inspection organization, is accredited in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Peru, the Dominican Republic, and the USA.

COVERCO (the Commission for the Verification of Corporate Codes of Conduct) was formed in 1997 as a non-profit consortium of individuals from Guatemalan civil society and various professions to provide independent code monitoring. COVERCO is accredited to monitor the full FLA code of conduct in Guatemala.

Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) Fair Wear Foundation , an Amsterdam-based verification and inspection organization, issues invitations for membership companies that sell in the Dutch market. These companies, approximately 10 in all, source from factories in Eastern Europe, North Africa, and Asia. FWF is accredited to monitor in Egypt, India and Tunisia.

Global Standards/Toan Tin Global Standards, a code and compliance standards consulting firm, is accredited to monitor in China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Korea, Thailand and Vietnam.

Grupo de Monitoreo Independiente de El Salvador Grupo de Monitoreo Independiente de El Salvador (GMIES), a civil society initiative formed in March 1996 to promote social responsibility and decent working conditions through independent monitoring. GMIES is accredited to monitor the full FLA code in El Salvador.

Impactt Ltd. Impactt Ltd. is an "ethical conultancy" firm specializing in supply chains founded in the UK in 1997. Impactt is accredited to monitor the FLA code in China. The firm maintains an office in Guangzhou.

International Resources for Fairer Trade (IRFT) International Resources for Fairer Trade is a civil society organization formed in 1995 to address poverty and unemployment in India by promoting and supporting fairer trade by businesses. IRFT is accredited to monitor the full FLA code in India.

Kenan Institute Asia Kenan Institute Asia (KIAsia), a joint American and Thai non-governmental non-profit organization that promotes cross-sectoral partnerships in environmental protection, economic development, labor standards, and better business practices, is accredited in Cambodia, China, Malaysia, and Thailand.

Level Works Level Works Ltd. is a Hong-Kong-based compliance monitoring company started in 1996. They have offices in Shenzhen and Hangzhou, China and also do work in India and Turkey. Level Works is accredited to monitor the full FLA code in China.

LIFT Standards LIFT Standards, a labor standards monitoring and consulting firm, is accredited in Bangladesh, Jordan, and Pakistan.

Phulki is a Bangladesh-based NGO focused on securing better working conditions, especially for women factory workers and slum children. Phulki is accredited to monitor all the FLA code elements, except for Freedom of Association, in Bangladesh.

Societe General du Serveillance Societe General du Serveillance (SGS), a Geneva-based global provider of testing, monitoring and verification services, is accredited in the following countries: China (including Hong Kong and Macau), India, Pakistan, Turkey and Vietnam.

T-Group Solutions, a labor compliance monitoring firm, is accredited in India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

TUV Rheinland Group TUV Rheinland Group, an international technical assurance provider founded in 1872 in Germany, is accredited in China (including Hong Kong).