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SA 8000
- Social Accountability (SA) 8000, released in 1997, is the first international standard dealing with the workplace environment. It requires employers to pay wages sufficient to meet workers' basic needs, provide a safe working environment, not employ child or forced labor, and not force employees to regularly work more than 48 hours a week. Other SA 8000 elements address health issues, freedom of association, discrimination, disciplinary practices and management.
- Developed by the nonprofit Council on Economic Priorities Accreditation Agency (CEPAA), with the assistance of a wide range of business, industry, labor, human rights, certification and audit experts, and based on several existing international human rights standards, including the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, SA 8000 provides a means to improve working conditions and meet the social challenges of economic globalization.
- SA 8000 certification enables a company to project a positive image and good reputation to clients, employees, suppliers, shareholders and consumers. This standard gives the general public confidence in the ethical production of the products they buy, contains mechanisms for continuous improvement and provides a marketing edge with better labor practices. Enforcing humane conditions in factories may also lead to higher quality products on the market.
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