▎Social Compliance Audit (SA)

This audit focuses on the following areas according to SA8000 standards: health and safety, discrimination, disciplinary practices, working hours, compensation, management practices, forced labor, freedom of association, and child labor laws.

Social Audits are required for most companies that supply Wal-Mart, Sears, Target, Costco, Disney, Carrefour, Tesco or many other large chain stores. We are able to perform these audits before the official audit to assure you then your factory will be ready and up to code.

SA 8000 is an international certification standard that encourages organizations to develop, maintain and apply socially acceptable practices in the workplace.

It was created in 1989 by Social Accountability International (SAI), an affiliate of the Council on Economic Priorities, and is viewed as the most globally accepted independent workplace standard. It can be applied to any company, of any size, worldwide.

SA 8000 certification addresses issues including forced and child labor, occupational health and safety, freedom of association and collective bargaining, discrimination, disciplinary practices, working hours, compensation, and management systems.

As well as setting workplace standards worldwide, SA 8000 also embraces existing international agreements, including conventions from the International Labor Organization, the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Adopting SA 8000 certification means an organization must consider the social impact of their operations in addition to the conditions under which their employees, partners and suppliers operate. It can be applied to any company, of any size, worldwide. Certifying your organization against SA 8000 with an SGS audit will help you develop and improve social accountability across your operations. Working with our experienced auditors to implement the most globally accepted workplace standard demonstrates social accountability when bidding for contracts and expanding your organization.

▎Health and Safety

▎Disciplinary practices

▎Compensation

▎Force Labor

▎Child Labor Laws

▎Discrimination

▎Working Hours

▎Management Practices

▎Freedom of association

If the factory fails to meet basic criteria, then we can also perform Audit Training services. This is in depth training of your factory that can help them meet all requirements and pass the important chain store audit.

Partnering with OTS to achieve certification leads to better performing processes, increasing skilful talent, consistent and compliant supply chains and more sustainable customer relationships, delivering profitable competitive advantage.