SMETA Audit Services in Ho Chi Minh City

Labor Standards: Ensuring fair treatment of workers, including fair wages, reasonable working hours, freedom of association, and protection against discrimination or forced labor.

Health & Safety: Establishing preventive measures, safe working environments, and maintaining proper hygiene to protect employees' wellbeing.

Environmental: Monitoring environmental impact, managing pollution and waste responsibly, and demonstrating commitment to sustainable practices (part of 4-Pillar audits).

Business Ethics: Promoting integrity in business operations by preventing bribery, corruption, and unethical behavior (also part of 4-Pillar audits).

Helps satisfy international sourcing criteria for buyers in the UK, Europe, and North America.

Demonstrates a zero-tolerance policy toward unsafe, unfair, or unethical workplace practices.

Enhances your ability to win, retain, and scale export contracts with top-tier global brands.

Ensures alignment with vi labor laws while complying with internationally accepted standards.

Apparel & Textile Factories – Where labor-intensive production environments demand strict adherence to labor laws and worker welfare standards.

Food & Beverage Manufacturers – Focused on traceability, hygiene practices, and ethically sourced ingredients.

Consumer Goods Exporters – Meeting client expectations for social compliance reports and ESG accountability.

Warehouse & Logistics Hubs – Responsible for maintaining ethical handling, safe conditions, and fair employee treatment in supply chains.

FMCG, Electronics, and Packaging Plants – Supplying large-scale buyers that enforce strict ethical trade requirements across all vendors.

Requirement Mapping & Audit Scope Planning: Understand buyer requirements, determine the applicable audit type (2-Pillar or 4-Pillar), and identify suitable SEDEX-approved audit partners.

Gap Analysis & Risk Identification: Assess your current systems—including payroll, attendance, grievance mechanisms, and health & safety policies—against SMETA benchmarks to identify compliance gaps.

Policy Development & Documentation: Assist in drafting or refining HR manuals, emergency response plans, workplace codes of conduct, and registers to reflect ethical trade standards.

On-Site Readiness Assessment: Conduct a pre-audit walkthrough to verify documentation, workplace conditions, and employee readiness before the official audit.

Worker & Management Training: Conduct awareness sessions to prepare both employees and supervisors for audit interviews and on-site evaluations.

Audit Scheduling & Coordination: Help you register on the SEDEX portal, coordinate with approved auditors, and ensure all logistics are in place for a smooth on-site audit experience.

Post-Audit Support & CAP Submission: Guide you in preparing and submitting Corrective Action Plans (CAPs), followed by monitoring and assistance for timely closure as per buyer expectations.

Increased Buyer Acceptance: Fulfill audit requirements of leading global retailers such as Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Unilever, and Carrefour—opening new market opportunities.

Improved Compliance Score: Strengthen your standing in SEDEX databases and demonstrate your adherence to international best practices in social and labor compliance.

Workplace Improvements: Implement better HR, safety, and employee welfare systems—leading to safer, more compliant, and productive work environments.

Brand Enhancement: Show your commitment to ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) standards and position your business as an ethical supplier of choice.

Business Expansion: Qualify for long-term partnerships, large-scale procurement contracts, and SEDEX buyer listings that can significantly scale your exports.

Textile & Apparel Manufacturers: Ensuring product consistency, workplace safety, and sustainable garment production to meet European buyer expectations.

Electronics & Electrical Equipment Exporters: Helping exporters meet required compliance protocols for certification, testing, and traceability in international trade.

Packaging & Bottling Plants: Enhancing hygiene, labeling accuracy, and process control in facilities producing food-grade and industrial packaging solutions.

Food Processing & Distribution Units: Supporting HACCP, ISO 22000, and SMETA frameworks to ensure safe, high-quality food handling and export readiness.

Packaging and Plastics Manufacturing: Assisting factories producing containers and flexible packaging in achieving safety and compliance across all production lines.

Third-Party Logistics (3PL) & Freight Firms: Optimizing supply chain handling, documentation, and ISO systems for seamless and ethical logistics operations.

Cleaning & Household Product Manufacturers: Guiding chemical product manufacturers through SMETA protocols, safety data sheet (SDS) requirements, and regulatory labeling standards.

Audit Scope – Selecting between 2-Pillar (Labor & Health & Safety) or 4-Pillar (including Environment & Business Ethics) impacts the duration and depth of the audit.

Employee Count – A larger workforce requires more interviews, documentation sampling, and cross-departmental assessments, increasing audit time and cost.

Factory Size & Locations – Audits covering multiple locations or larger production areas may involve additional logistics, auditor time, and coordination efforts.

Documentation Gaps – Missing HR records, incomplete safety protocols, or outdated manuals can increase pre-audit consulting needs and extend readiness timelines.

Past Non-Conformities – If there are unresolved issues from previous audits, extra review sessions or re-assessment may be required to verify corrective actions.