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SA-8000 |
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SA-8000—Social Accountability and Social Compliance Standard |
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SA 8000 (Social Accountability 8000) is the first
international certification on social responsibility. Its
main objective is to guarantee workers' rights, in such a
way that everyone involved wins: companies, workers, trade
unions, government.
What is SA-8000?
The standard Requirements SA8000 was launched in 1997 by
CEPAA - Council on Economics Priorities Accreditation
Agency, an NGO, later renamed to SAI - Social
Accountability International. Social Accountability 8000
(SA8000) is the first global standard for corporate social
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SA8000
is based on both international human rights´ conventions
(International Labour Organization, the International
Declaration of Human Rights and the UN Convention on the
Rights of the Child) and satisfying relevant local
legislation. |
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What is the importance of SA-8000? |
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It aims to guarantee basic rights of workers involved in the
production processes. SA 8000 Standard is composed of 9
requirements: |
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- Child labour is not permitted
- Forced labour is not permitted
- Health and safety have to be assured
- Freedom to organize and collective bargaining have to
be guaranteed
- Discrimination is not permitted
- Disciplinary practices are not permitted
- Working hours shall not exceed 48 hrs a week, with a
maximum of 12 hrs overtime
- Remuneration shall be sufficient
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How
can Mesh help you achieve SA-8000? |
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We
will help you design, document, implement and operate a
simple health and safety management system that meets all
the requirements of SA-8000.
We will design the system around your existing social requirements wherever possible, including the completion of
compliance assessments as necessary. We
will help you to establish the necessary controls and documents to ensure you are in compliance
with relevant legislation, and help you identify and solve the areas of your
business that do not comply to the SA-8000 standard.
Once the system has been implemented, we will recommend you for the initial audit
visit from an external assessment body. We will then arrange for your system
to be fully audited by one of our very own auditors; with the final
SA-8000 external assessment taking place within 3 months of the initial audit
visit (depending upon the external assessment body).
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