 | Certified Operator (Certification Applicant) | | | Somnuek Laothang Tea factory | |  |
| Place, Country | | | Phongsaly, Lao People's Democratic Republic | |
| Certified Products | | | tea green, tea black | |  |
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| Certification Programme | | | Fair for Life - Social & Fair Trade Certification | |
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| Chapter | | | Content of the Fair For Life - Social & Fair Trade Programme | | Maximum | | Rating |
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| 1 | Core Principles and Values | 10 | 10 | ||||
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| 2 | Commitment to and Management of Fair Trade Policy | 27 | 13 | ||||
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| 3 | Respect of Human Rights and Decent Working Conditions | 269 | 173 | ||||
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| 4 | Respect of the Environment | 189 | 136 | ||||
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| 5 | Local Development and Community Relations | 16 | 11 | ||||
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| 6 | Trading and Supply chain relations | 37 | 23 | ||||
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| 7 | Empowerment | 44 | 31 | ||||
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| 8 | Traceability, Transparency and Respect of the Consumer | 15 | 8 | ||||
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| 9 | Managing Certification and Performance | 46 | 30 | ||||
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| Total Score Performance Rating | 435 | ||||||
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| Certification for fair trade and responsible supply chains |
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| Impact, special achievements & commitments | | | Location: Phongsaly district, Phongsaly province, Laos Phongsaly province is located in the most-northern part of Laos of which 90.9% is of high mountainous topography and is also situated in the highly productive tea growing area with an average elevation of 1,183.5 masl and average temperatures of between 14.6 °C and 23.2 °C. Phongsaly tea has been recognized as having a unique rich and sweet taste and high quality by customers’ experience. Phongsaly district and provincial authorities has been promoting tea plantation since 1994/95 as replacement of opium poppy. Tea is a main agricultural product and has been considered as one of the seven prioritized products of Phongsaly province with long history of ancient tea resources of more than 400 years in Loungching village and other 28 villages with plantation tea areas in Phongsaly district and other 6 districts in the province which have average number of production in 3,300 Ton/year of fresh leaves. Those areas are chemical free (organic by default) with such good resource and potential to commercially produce the tea. | ||||
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| Reached percentage of the applicable Total Norm Points for the overall performance |
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| Percentage | | | 71 % | ||||
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| Date of Certification |
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| First | | | 07.11.2018 | ||||
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| Last Update | | | 24.03.2021 | ||||
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