SA8000 is a social certification standard for decent working conditions across global supply chains. It addresses issues like child labor, forced labor, health and safety, freedom of association, discrimination, disciplinary practices, working hours and compensation. Companies pursuing SA8000 certification must implement management systems to ensure compliance and undergo audits by accredited certifiers. Certification can provide benefits like cost reductions, improved corporate image, risk management and competitive advantages in marketing and labor markets.

1. To Introduce …..
To Introduce …..
 Why SA8000
ISO14
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 Who Is Behind
SA8000
ISO900
 What Is SA8000
OHSAS1
 How To Audit SA8000 8001
 Who Is Doing SA8000 QS9
 How To Be Accredited
 Where Is Market Potential
 What Is The Value
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2. Why SA8000
Why SA8000
 Governments, shareholders, customers, and
other interested parties expect to purchase
from socially responsible organizations.
 Do The Right Things Right
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3. Business Response
Business Response
 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
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4. CEPAA ,, 1997
CEPAA 1997
 Trade Unions
 NGOs
 Business
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5. What Is SA8000
What Is SA8000
 A consensus standard which encourages
organizations to develop, maintain and apply
socially acceptable
workplace practices in
those areas that they
can control or influence.
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6. 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
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7. Mission of SA8000
Mission of SA8000
 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
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8. What Is SA8000
What Is SA8000
A
Child Labor
Child Labor C
Forced Labor C
O
Health & Safety
Health & Safety U
Freedom of Association N
T
Discrimination
Discrimination A
Disciplinary Practices B
I
Work Hours
Work Hours L
Compensation I
T
Management System
Management System Y
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9. Child Labor
Child Labor
 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
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10. Forced Labor
Forced Labor
 No forced or indentured labor
 No deposits or lodge of identity
documents
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11. Health and Safety
Health and Safety
 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
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12. Freedom of Association
Freedom of Association
 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
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13. Discrimination
Discrimination
 Not engage in or support discrimination
 No interference with individual rights to
observe tenets or practices
 No form of worker
harassment allowed
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14. Disciplinary Practices
Disciplinary Practices
 Not engage in or support the use of
corporal punishment , mental or physical
coercion & verbal abuse
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15. Working Hours
Working Hours
 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
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16. Compensation
Compensation
 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
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17. Management System
Management System
 Policy
 Management Review
 Company Representatives
 Planning and Implementation
 Control of Suppliers
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18. Management System
Management System
 Address Concerns and
Taking Corrective Actions
 Outside Communication
 Access for Verification
 Records
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19. How To Audit SA8000
How To Audit SA8000
LOCAL STAFF
* Semi- Annual Surveillance Required
NGOs
LOCAL NORMS
LAWS &REGS
SUPPLIER
COMPANY
INTERPRETATION COMPLIANCE AUDIT
AUDIT
OF STANDARD AGAINST REPORT
SPECIFICS FINDINGS
FOR AUDIT STANDARD
CLIENT
STANDARD
BASELINE
REQUIREMENTS
REQUIREMENT
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20. Critical Data Gathering
Critical Data Gathering
 Applicable laws  Local NGOs
 Political situation  Industry profile
 Union situation  Chronic industry
 Food costs problems
(market basket)
 Average family size
for country
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21. Worker Interview
Worker Interview
 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
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22. Who Is Doing SA8000
Who Is Doing SA8000
 BVQI
 DNV
 ITS
 SGS
 UL
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23. How To Be Accredited
How To Be Accredited
 ISO / IEC GUIDE 62
 CEPAA GUIDELINE 1
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24. CEPAA GUIDELINE 1
CEPAA GUIDELINE 1
 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
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25. 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
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26. CEPAA GUIDELINE 1
CEPAA GUIDELINE 1
 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
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27. Accreditation Process
Accreditation Process
 Capacility Evaluation by CEPAA
 An audit of policies , procedures and
documentation
 A witness audit
 Periodical reevaluations / Surveillance audits
 NGOs encouraged
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28. Value of SA8000
Value of SA8000
 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
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29. 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
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