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SA 8000

SA 8000 is international standards for management system primarily dealing with working conditions related to the quality of the life of a workman.

     SA 8000 (Social Accountability 8000) certification is the first international certification on social responsibility. Its main objective is to guarantee workers’ right, in such a way that everyone involved wins: companies, workers, trade unions & government.

This standard is based on:

  • Universal declaration of Human rights
  • UN convention on the rights of the Child
  • The Eleven conventions of the International Labour Organization 

SA 8000 standards:

  • Integration of labour standard and Management Standard (ILO / ISO)
  • The first global standard for ethical sourcing
  • Designed for independent verification
  • A global standard, designed for use by any
  • company, anywhere in the world
  • Has been developed with stakeholders
  • Is designed to take local laws and
  • requirements into account
  • A common standard seeking to guarantee the basic rights of workers
  • A set of universal requirements in line with the ILO Conventions
  • The first auditable global social standard
  • Provides the framework for the independent verification of the ethical production of goods and services
  • Has been developed by CEPAA,
  • now SAI (Social Accountability International)

The SA 8000 standards covers the following 9 elements:

  •  Child labour

  • Forced and Compulsory labour
  • Health & Safety
  • Freedom of association
  • Discrimination
  • Disciplinary practices
  • Working hours
  • Remuneration
  • Management Systems

Benefits:

The implementation of SA8000 offers more benefits to workers, Customers & organization  :

  • More training , advancement
  • Fewer accidents / injuries
  • Better communication with management
  • Reasonable and safe working hours
  • Clear, credible information for those who want to make ethical purchasng decisions
  • Useful data for socially responsible investors
  • Identification of products made under humane conditions
  • Identification of companies making progress toward humane conditions
  • Broad coverage of product categories and production geography
  • Improvement in Quality / Productivity
  • Reduction in employee turn over
  • Better relationship with workers, customers and NGOs
  • Better supply chain management , performance
  • New sales opportunities  (Attract finance / customers)
  • Enhanced Image
  • Improvement of relationship with the Govt., NGOs, trade unions