San Francisco County Municipal Code § 151.1 General

(a) Name of Article. This Article shall be known as the “Sweatfree Contracting Ordinance.” (b) Findings. The Board of Supervisors finds and declares the following: (1) Each year the City spends hundreds of millions of dollars contracting with private sector contractors for the purchase or rental of goods. The prudent expenditure of public funds requires that the City select responsible contractors. (2) The City, as a major purchaser of goods, must be cognizant of the labor conditions that may be supported by its actions as a major market participant. Better working conditions assure consistently better quality goods for the City, by assuring fewer disruptions in the workplace due to workers' grievances, fewer absences due to illnesses, less fatigue and fewer workplace injuries, less turnover of workers, and greater incentive to perform the work well. (3) In its role as a market participant, the City seeks to assure that the integrity of the procurement process is not undermined by entities that engage in sweatshop practices. Contractors who source goods from manufacturers that use Sweatshop Labor are able to underbid responsible contractors who source goods from manufacturers who pay fair wages and maintain humane work environments and conditions. Such practices place responsible contractors at a competitive disadvantage, which may dissuade responsible contractors from participating in the City procurement process. This Article 151 will encourage responsible contracting with the City and reduce any inadvertent support of manufacturers that use Sweatshop Labor. (4) By adopting this Article 151, the City does not intend to preclude the City or its contractors or subcontractors from doing business with any foreign country. (Added by Ord. 192-25, File No. 250192, App. 10/16/2025, Eff. 11/16/2025, Oper. 1/1/2026) (Former Sec. 151.1 added as Administrative Code Sec. 12U.1 by Ord. 223-05, File No. 051257, App. 9/16/2005; redesignated by Ord. 221-23, File No. 230835, App. 11/3/2023, Eff. 12/4/2023, Oper. 1/4/2024)