SA 8000, which is the first standard governing employees' working condition under Social Accountability International (SAI), provides a framework for independent assessment by a third party certification body, as in the cases of ISO 9000 quality management system and ISO 14000 environmental management system.
It is thus our great concern to refer to SA 8000 set of social accountability standards and guidance document to achieve your Factory Assessment requirements.
The Social Accountability Standards deal with the following criteria:
Child labour: the company shall not support the use of child labour which is defined by Chinese law as the work of
"any person less than 16 years of age ".
Forced Labour: the company shall not support the use of "Forced or Bonded Labour"
Health and Safety: the company shall provide to its employees a safe and healthy working environment. People
should not have to work in an environment which is potentially harmful to their health.
Freedom of Association and Right to collective Bargaining: "the company shall respect the right of all personnel to form and join trade unions of their choice and to bargain collectively" (SAI)
Discrimination: "the company shall not engage in or support discrimination in hiring, compensation, access to
training, promotion, termination or retirement based on race, caste, national origin, religion, disability, gender,
sexual orientation, union membership, or political affiliation" (SAI)
Disciplinary practices: "the company shall not engage in or support the use of corporal punishment, mental or
physical coercion, and verbal abuse"(SAI)
Working hours: "the company shall comply with applicable laws and industry standards on working hours" (SAI)
Compensation: "the company shall ensure that wages paid for a standard working week shall meet at least legal
or industry minimum standards" (SAI)
Management systems: "top management shall define the company's policy for social accountability and labour
conditions to ensure that it includes a commitment to conform to all requirements of this standard and national
and other applicable law" (SAI)
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采用ISO14001的一个重要好处是给利益相关者,他们需要一个组织的环保主张是有效的保证。
ISO 14001标准旨在是柔性的,并且是有价值的各种各样的场合。但是,它是适用最容易的大公司已经有一个正式的管理制度,并拥有专业知识和资源,以将环境问题纳入该系统。
然而,这些原则都被设计为也适用于小企业,并以非商业组织。
在一般情况下,符合国际标准之一可导致其他标准的实施。例如,一旦组织实施了ISO14001,很容易为它满足EMAS(欧盟生态管理和审核计划)的要求。
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