PCP
Contracts can create the pressure later inspected
ILO research examines purchasing and conditions, including deadlines, changes and supplier payment. International cases are not a general prevalence rate for Swiss firms.
Urgent or late-changed orders may require more hours within the same deadline. A price ignoring that does not remove the cost: adjustment may fall on work, supplier margins or subcontractors. The mechanism requires examination without assuming identical outcomes.
An audit is not a permanent guarantee
A visit observes a period, documents and people. It can identify problems without replacing worker voice or scrutiny between inspections.
The PCP supports understandable reporting without retaliation, examination and remedy. Audit totals alone do not establish better wages or safety.
Change buying, not only forms
ILO due diligence connects identification, prevention and addressing impacts. Buyers may need to revise unrealistic deadlines, plan orders and examine the social cost of changes. Forms cannot transfer all responsibility to the weakest link.
The PCP applies this to private and public procurement. Initial price matters alongside quality, execution and real commitments. Cheapness is not progress where workers bear hidden costs.
Ending a contract does not automatically repair harm
Immediate withdrawal can remove jobs without paying outstanding wages or improving safety. Unchanged continuation can prolong harm. Severity, possible correction and affected workers matter.
The PCP favours verifiable prevention and remedy while retaining termination where violations persist. Responsibility concerns workers, rather than reputation alone.
Apply consistent questions to partners
Origin does not change the basic questions. Law and sector require knowledge, not geographic assumptions. Switzerland can connect procurement and international standards without turning case studies into blanket judgements on entire countries.
Longer contracts may improve planning, but their social value depends on prices, committed volumes and revision terms.