SA 8000 Social Accountability
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.
Social Accountability 8000 (SA8000) is the first global standard for corporate social responsibility. 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. It aims to guarantee basic rights of workers involved in the production processes.
Requirements of SA 8000:
- 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 hours a week, with a maximum of 12 hours overtime
- Remuneration shall be sufficient
Benefits for Workers, Trade Unions & NGOs
- Enhanced opportunities to organize trade unions and bargain collectively
- A tool to educate workers about core labour rights
- Another opportunity to work directly with business on labour rights issues
- Public awareness of companies committed to assuring human working conditions
Benefits for Consumers and investors
- Clear and credible assurance for ethical purchasing decisions
- Identification of products made ethically and companies committed to ethical sourcing
Benefits for Companies
- Putting company values into action
- Enhancing company and brand reputation
- Improving employee recruitment, retention and performance
What do we offer for SA 8000 Certification for your organization?
With a team of highly qualified consultants and trainers having vast industrial experience, Vanguard Consulting & Inspection Services assists organizations across the world to implement and achieve SA 8000 certification. Our consultation approach is highly professional, time bound and effective resulting in ease of implementation and adds value to the business processes of the client’s organization.
We offer SA 8000 training, implementation, consultation, gap analysis, documentation, internal audits, pre-assessment audits, certification audit through best of the certification bodies and post certification enhancement / maintenance services to enable your organization to get the best out of SA8000 certification. Our services are globally accepted, authoritative and benchmarked in the field of SA 8000.
Contact us at info@vanguardconsultant.com to get your organization SA 8000 certified.
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