Now is the time to demonstrate your commitment to just and equitable working conditions

In the face of the corporate scandals uncovered over the past several years, a persistent wind of change is forcing companies to consider the full impact of their corporate activities and policies, particularly from customer / consumer point of view.Companies today aim at controlling and putting into practice the respect and promotion of human rights of all workers throughout the whole supply, production and distribution chain.SA8000 is an international standard that encourages manufacturing companies and other organizations to develop, maintain and apply socially acceptable workplace practices. SA8000, created in 1998 by Social Accountability International (SAI), an affiliate of the Council on Economic Priorities, is viewed as the most globally applicable workplace standard and can be assessed in any size facility in any geography and industry sector.Among the areas covered by SA 8000 are child labor, forced labor, health and safety, freedom of association and collective bargaining, discrimination, disciplinary practices, working hours, compensation and management systems. As well as setting standards governing workers' rights, SA8000 embraces existing international agreements, including International Labor Organization conventions, the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child