SA 8000 certification enables you to demonstrate your commitment to social accountability and employee/customer satisfaction. What’s more, it’s part of continuously improving your corporate image.
SA 8000 is an international certification standard that encourages organisations to develop, maintain and apply socially acceptable practices in the workplace. It was created in 1989 by Social Accountability International (SAI), an affiliate of the Council on Economic Priorities, and is viewed as the most globally acceptable independent workplace standard. It can be applied to any company, of any size, in any part of the world. The areas it addresses include forced and child labour, health and safety, freedom of association and collective bargaining, discrimination, disciplinary practices, working hours, compensation and management systems.
As well as setting standards for workers worldwide, SA 8000 also embraces existing international agreements, including conventions from the International Labour Organisation, the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. |
