SAI - Social Accountability International.

SAI mission is to promote human rights for workers around the world as a standards organization, ethical supply chain resource, and programs developer. SAI promotes workers' rights primarily through our voluntary SA8000 system. Based on the International Labor Organization (ILO) standards and U.N. Human Rights Conventions, SA8000 is widely accepted as the most viable and comprehensive international ethical workplace management system available.SAI works with an array of stakeholders who are instrumental in the ever-continuing effort to improve and implement the SA8000 system. SAI approach cannot be effective unless every key stakeholder has a “say” with regard to its evolution. Therefore, SAI works with companies (such as the Gap, Inc., Co-op Italia, and Chiquita Brands International), consumer groups, non-governmental organizations (NGOs like Amnesty International and C.A.R.E.), labor organizations (which currently include a total of 15 million workers in their ranks), governmental agencies, and certification bodies around the world. SAI accredits the certification bodies for SA8000 auditing to ensure that workers receive the just and humane treatment they deserve.
Basic ethics and humanity are at the heart of the SAI mission; and the business case for using SA8000 has become increasingly more compelling. Companies and their suppliers are increasingly aware that treating workers humanely and fairly makes extremely good business sense. SA8000 incorporates third-party monitoring for credible verification, and has built-in management systems to minimize ethical sourcing risk, increase worker efficiency and productivity, and sustainably enhance a company’s or facility’s social performance record.

Mission:
SAI promotes human rights for workers around the world.
We work with companies, non-governmental organizations, labor and trade unions (International brands such as Chiquita, Dole, Gap Ltd, Timberland, Avon Products and Co-op Italia; various trade unions that represent over 15M workers in their ranks; NGO’s that include Amnesty International and CARE)
SAI partners with a global network of auditing groups known as ”certification bodies” which certify companies and production facilities to the SA8000 standard
SA8000 standard is a leading standard that incorporates third-party monitoring and innovative management systems
As a voluntary standard, SA8000 provides a sustainable framework for improved social performance that is robust while being flexible and pragmatic
SA8000 improves ethical workplace conditions around the world: not only is it the right thing to do but it also improves business productivity
SAI has offices that help you in China, Italy, Holland and Central America
The SAI standard is based on the International Labor Organization standards and UN Conventions for Workplace Rights – and are therefore viewed as incorporating the most robust principles with regard to workplace human rights.

Contact Details :
United States Main Office
Social Accountability International
15 West 44th Street,
6th FloorNew York, NY 10036
tel: (212) 684-1414
fax: (212) 684-1515
Email: info@sa-intl.org

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