What are the social issues tackled by the SA8000 standard?

There are eight broad issues which are dealt with by SA8000 and different criteria within them which must be met in order to achieve certification, these are; child labour, forced labour, health and safety, freedom of association, discrimination, disciplinary practices, working hours and remuneration (pay).
I am going to break these areas down for you one by one, but it is important to note that these will be brief summaries of the criteria and give a simple overview of the standard. It is also important to note that in some cases the local country law may be more stringent than the SA8000 standard in which case the local law applies.