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Ratti Group
Sustainability report 2020

This is why in Ratti enhancing the individual and
safeguarding equal opportunities begins with the Ratti in Tunisia:
recruitment process, and then continues during two “feminine” companies
the journey of personal growth that each person
undertakes, thanks to continuous investment in Acquired by Ratti in 1992, Creomoda is a
company specialising in the hemming of
training. Welfare and benefit policies contribute
women’s textile accessories. It is based in
to creating a working environment in which
Sousse, in Tunisia – one of the countries
every employee can find an effective answer to
which has been most successful in
their specific needs, whether in terms of family
seizing the opportunities for change in the
management or mental and physical health. Maghreb in recent years.
Until the early 2000s, the company had
The Group pays attention to the needs of around 30 employees, a number which
employees with disabilities. In Ratti SpA all increased to 142 in 2015, and to the figure
necessary measures have been taken to ensure of 183 employed today.
ease of access to company spaces, with internal
In March 2019 the Ratti Group also set up
and external parking spaces reserved for
La Maison des Accessoires Sarl, a company
people with disabilities, lifts that are suitable for based in Sousse which deals with the
ascending to the first floor of the building, and packaging and the assembling of textile
specially adapted bathrooms. articles.
Both companies have a high number of
Any workers who have difficulty walking following
female employees: while in Creomoda the
surgery or other medical treatment are granted
percentage is 92.90%, in La Maison des
temporary access to parking spaces. In Textrom
Accessoires the percentage rises to 100%.
the principles of equal opportunity and diversity
are applied in accordance with the Code of Work
and the Code of Ethics, while Creomoda and La
Maison des Accessoires also apply the SA8000 regulations (18 years in Ratti SpA and in Textrom
policy and the procedure against discrimination. Srl, 16 years in Creomoda Sarl and La Maison des
Accessoires) for all companies. When interviews
Discrimination is also taken into consideration are conducted with minors below the age of 18,
during audits of social accountability in there is a specific procedure in place to assess
accordance with the SA8000 standard. There the educational circumstances of the minor, so
were no episodes related to discriminatory that the working commitment is not incompatible
practices in any Group companies. with the former, and to verify and monitor
compliance with the conditions agreed when the
contract is signed.
Safeguarding fundamental rights:
the prevention of child labour The verification of any risks inherent to non-
and forced/compulsory labour compliance with respect for human rights
As set out in the Code of Ethics and in the Policy and forced/compulsory labour is carried out
for Social Accountability, the Ratti Group is periodically, during the process of updating
committed to opposing any situation that could SA8000 certification.
potentially involve exploitation in the workplace.
As a guarantee of their respect for human The provisions of the Group’s Code of Ethics
rights, Ratti SpA, Creomoda and La Maison des are further reinforced by the Suppliers’ Code,
Accessoires are SA8000 certified. which was introduced in 2018, and in which
In its recruitment policies, the Group also the Group requires its suppliers to respect
specifies its requirements regarding the national laws, any other applicable laws, and the
minimum age of employees, in line with national principles stipulated by International Labour Law

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