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Governments, shareholders, customers, and

other interested parties expect to purchase

from socially responsible organizations.

Do The Right Things Right

Why SA8000 Why SA8000


Try to give confidence that goods or services

have been produced and delivered within a

socially acceptable set of values

Try to demonstrate their commitment in social

responsibility , legally compliant workplace and

purchasing practices

Try to handle the unique requirements and

routine monitoring audits from each buyer

Business Response Business Response


Trade Unions

NGOs

Business

CEPAA , 1997 CEPAA , 1997


A consensus standard which encourages

organizations to develop, maintain and apply

socially acceptable

workplace practices in

those areas that they

can control or influence.

What Is SA8000 What Is SA8000


Based on:

Universal declaration of Human Rights

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

11 Conventions of the

International Labour Organization ( ILO )

Auditable standard, modelled after the

established ISO 9001 and ISO 14001



Ensures ethical sourcing of goods and services

Improve working conditions globally

Provide universal standard in all business and

country sectors

Work in parallel with human rights and labor

organizations worldwide

Provide a beneficial incentive though a

“ win / win ” approach

Mission of SA8000 Mission of SA8000



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Forced Labor Forced Labor

Health & Safety Health & Safety

Freedom of Association Freedom of Association

Discrimination Discrimination

Disciplinary Practices Disciplinary Practices

Work Hours Work Hours

Compensation Compensation

Management System Management System


Minimum work age of 15 unless local min.

age law stipulates a higher age

Minimum work age of 14 if the law follows

ILO Convention 138

Children or young workers put in safe and

health workplace

Provision of the Policies and Procedure for

remediation of Children

Child Labor Child Labor


No forced or indentured labor

No deposits or lodge of identity

documents

Forced Labor Forced Labor


Ensure a safe and healthy working environment

A senior management staff appointed for health

& safety Issues

Adequate safety training provided for staff

A system to detect, avoid or respond to safety threats

Clean bathrooms & potable water & food

storage facility

Dormitories meet basic needs of workers

Health and Safety Health and Safety


Respect trade unions & right of workers to

bargain collectively

If legally restricted , there shall be parallel

means of free association

No discrimination against

union reps and members

Freedom of Association Freedom of Association


Not engage in or support discrimination

No interference with individual rights to

observe tenets or practices

No form of worker

harassment allowed

Discrimination Discrimination


Not engage in or support the use of

corporal punishment , mental or physical

coercion & verbal abuse

Disciplinary Practices Disciplinary Practices


Not exceed 48 hrs per week for normal

working hrs

At least one day off in every seven days

Overtime not more than 12 hrs per week

Overtime paid at a premium rate

Working Hours Working Hours


Wages meet legal requirement and

sufficient to meet “ Basic Needs”

Wages not withheld for Discipline

Wages presented as understood by workers

Wages paid in Cash or Check form

No false apprentice scheme

Compensation Compensation


Policy

Management Review

Company Representatives

Planning and Implementation

Control of Suppliers



Address Concerns and

Taking Corrective Actions

Outside Communication

Access for Verification

Records



How To Audit SA8000 How To Audit SA8000

LOCAL NORMS

COMPANYSPECIFICS

STANDARDREQUIREMENTS

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LOCAL STAFF

NGOs

LAWS &REGS

SUPPLIER

CLIENT

BASELINEREQUIREMENT

* Semi- Annual Surveillance Required


Applicable laws

Political situation

Union situation

Food costs

(market basket)

Average family size

for country

Critical Data Gathering Critical Data Gathering

Local NGOs

Industry profile

Chronic industry

problems


Anonymity critical for accurate response

Focus group and individual interviews

Setting the stage with worker

Off-site interviews for anonymity

Indirect questioning techniques

Notes should be taken for reference

Female auditors crucial element

Audit team selects workers

Worker Interview Worker Interview


Who Is Doing SA8000 Who Is Doing SA8000

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ISO / IEC GUIDE 62

CEPAA GUIDELINE 1

How To Be Accredited How To Be Accredited


An appropriate summary of confirmation

and application for following items :

Information of working conditions

from local interested parties, NGOs,

and workers

To determine the sufficient wage level

To ascertain the languages spoken

on site before accepting a client

CEPAA GUIDELINE 1 CEPAA GUIDELINE 1


Successful completion of an approved

accredited SA 8000 Lead Assessor course

The use of certified SA 8000 auditors /

Selection of a qualified team of auditors

To obtain factual information sensitive to local

cultural norms, and protect the confidentiality

of workers who are interviewed



A documented procedure for ensuring auditor

possession of appropriate local language and

interview skills

Where a subcontractor, auditor or translator, is

engaged, the certification body shall have

procedures to confirm that person's impartiality,

including that such subcontractor is not an

employee or recent ex-employee of the auditee



Capacility Evaluation by CEPAA

An audit of policies , procedures and

documentation

A witness audit

Periodical reevaluations / Surveillance audits

NGOs encouraged

Accreditation Process Accreditation Process


Cost Reduction in monitoring

Better Corporate Image when products are

from a safer and fairer working environment.

Trust-building to investors and bank-analysts

when evaluating social performance

Sustainable Development from Continuous

Improvement

Value of SA8000 Value of SA8000


Marketing advantage of a selling point

Improvement of the relationship with

the public, governments and NGO’s

Better position in the labour market

Enhancing organisation’s productivity through

Risk Management

Value of SA8000 Value of SA8000

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