SA 8000 : Social Accountability

It is one of the world’s first auditable social certification standards for decent workplaces, across all industrial sectors.

It is based on the UN Declaration of Human Rights, conventions of the ILO, UN and national law, and spans industry and corporate codes to create a common language to measure social performance.

It takes a management systems approach by setting out the structures and procedures that companies must adopt in order to ensure that compliance with the standard is continuously reviewed. Those seeking to comply with SA8000 have adopted policies and procedures that protect the basic human rights of workers.

Benefits of SA 8000:

SA8000 certified facilities enjoy a competitive advantage and workers experience concrete benefits. Some of the benefits are detailed below:

• Enhances company and brand reputation
• Introduce Transparency to Stakeholders
• Improves employee recruitment, retention and productivity

Supports better supply chain management and performance Attract New customers and Investors

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