SA8000 stands for "Social Responsibility Standard", which is the English abbreviation of Social Accountability 8000. It is the first international standard of ethics in the world. Its purpose is to ensure that the products supplied by suppliers meet the requirements of social responsibility standards.
Introduction
The SA8000 standard is applicable to companies of all sizes, anywhere in the world, in any industry. Its basis is the same as the ISO9000 quality management system and the ISO14000 environmental management system, both of which are a set of international standards that can be audited by third-party certification agencies.
SA8000 standard on December 12, 2001, after 18 months of public consultation and in-depth research, SAI published the first revision of the SA8000 standard, namely SA8000:2001. SA8000: 2008 A new standard was released in May 2008. By January 1, 2010, all SA8000 certificates must meet the requirements of SA8000: 2008. As the SA8000 standard publicity and implementation agency, BVQI is the organization that issues the most SA8000 certificates in the world.
Certification standards
1. Child labor;
2. Forced labor;
3. Health and safety;
4. Freedom to organize trade unions and the right to collective bargaining;
5. Discrimination;
6. Disciplinary measures;
7. Working hours;
8. Salary;
9. Management system.
main content
(1) Child labor. The company shall not use or support the use of child labor, and shall take necessary measures with other persons or interest groups to ensure the education of children and adolescents subject to local compulsory education, and shall not place them in unsafe or unhealthy work environments or conditions;
(2) Forced labor. The company shall not use or support the use of forced labor, and shall not require employees to pay a "deposit" or deposit identification documents at the start of employment;
(3) Health and safety. The company should have the knowledge to avoid various industrial and specific hazards, provide employees with a healthy and safe working environment, take sufficient measures to minimize the hidden dangers in the work, and try to prevent accidents or injuries; A safe and hygienic living environment, including clean bathrooms, toilets, and potable water; clean and safe dormitories; hygienic food storage facilities, etc.;
(4) Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining. The company shall respect the right of all employees to freely form and join trade unions and to bargain collectively;
(5) Discrimination. The company shall not discriminate against employees in hiring, remuneration, training opportunities, promotion, dismissal or retirement on the basis of race, social class, national origin, religion, physical, disability, gender, sexual orientation, union membership, political affiliation or age, etc. ; The company does not interfere with the rights of employees to exercise their beliefs and customs and to meet needs related to race, social class, nationality, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, union membership and political affiliation; the company cannot allow coercive, abusive or exploitative sex sexual harassment, including gestures, language and physical contact;
(6) Disciplinary measures. The company shall not engage in or support corporal punishment, mental or physical coercion, and verbal abuse;
(7) Working hours. The company shall comply with applicable laws and industry standards regarding working hours. The standard working week shall not frequently exceed 48 hours, and at the same time, employees shall have at least one day off every 7 days. Additional allowances shall be paid for all overtime work, in no case shall exceed 12 hours of overtime per employee per week, and all overtime must be voluntary;
(8) Salary remuneration. Wages paid by the company to employees should not be less than legal or industry minimum standards and must be sufficient to meet the basic needs of the employee, as well as provide some discretionary income and pay in a form convenient to the employee such as cash and checks; deductions from wages It cannot be punitive and should ensure that the salary and treatment structure are clearly and detailedly listed to employees on a regular basis; it should ensure that no contractual arrangements of pure labor nature or false apprenticeship systems are adopted to avoid the obligations to employees under relevant laws. ;
(9) Management system. According to this standard, senior management should formulate open and transparent company policies that can be understood and implemented at all levels in line with social responsibility and labor conditions, and should be reviewed regularly; Communicate with self-selected representatives; establish and maintain appropriate procedures to demonstrate that selected suppliers and subcontractors comply with the requirements of this standard.
Prerequisites
1. Prove that your company complies with national and local laws and regulations; self-test the company's situation according to SA8000 regulations; enter the application process within one year.
2. Once the argumentation evaluation agency accepts your application, you become an SA8000 applicant.
3. When you are fully prepared for SA8000, you can start to arrange a pre-assessment forecast. If you need to take improvement measures, you will have enough time to improve human resources, safety and management measures according to SA8000 standards.
4. If necessary, the applicant's status can be extended to 2 years.
5. After the prediction is passed, prepare to enter the demonstration evaluation.
6. A specially trained local assessment team will come to your factory. They understand local laws, society, and speak the same language as your managers and workers. You provide a comprehensive history of the plant, assessors are free to talk to employees, and give you the opportunity to remedy if some aspect of plant operations needs improvement.
7. The evaluation team will issue SA8000 certificate after confirming that your factory fully meets the standard. The certificate is valid for 3 years and is reviewed every 6 months. An extension is required every 3 years. [3]
Certification process
Like ISO9000 quality system, ISO14000 environment system and OHASl8000 safety system certification, SA8000 social responsibility management system certification process generally includes the following steps:
1. The company submits the application form. When the company has completed the preparatory work and basically meets the certification conditions, it can submit an application to the certification body, or submit an application in advance, and prepare under the guidance of the certification body.
2. Evaluation and acceptance. The certification body will review the application submitted by the company to check whether the content meets the basic requirements for certification. If it meets the requirements, it will be accepted.
3. First visit. The social responsibility management system pays great attention to on-site performance, and it is necessary to visit the auditee before the audit. The purpose of the initial visit is to determine the scope of the audit, understand the current situation of the company, collect relevant information and determine the workload of the audit.
4. Sign the contract. The certification body and the entrusting party can sign a contract on the audit scope, audit criteria, audit report content, audit time, and audit workload, determine a formal cooperative relationship, and pay the application fee.
5. Submit documents. After the contract is signed, the auditee shall provide the certification body with the social responsibility management manual, procedural documents and relevant background materials for the certification body to pre-examine the documents.
6. Form an audit team. After signing the contract, the certification body shall designate an audit team leader to form an audit team and start preparations.
7. Document pre-review. The audit team leader organizes members of the audit team to pre-review the documents. If there are major problems in the social responsibility management documents, the auditee or the entrusting party will be notified, and the auditee will revise and resubmit the documents. If there are no major issues with the document, preparation for a formal review begins.
8. Audit preparation. The audit team leader organizes the audit team members to formulate the audit plan, determine the audit scope and schedule, and prepare the on-site audit checklist.
9. Pre-trial. If the client deems it necessary, it can request the certification body to conduct a pre-audit before the formal certification audit, so as to take corrective measures in a timely manner to ensure that the formal audit is passed once.
10. Certification audit. The certification body shall conduct the certification audit on the auditee according to the audit plan.
11. Submit the audit report and conclusion. According to the audit results, there may be three conclusions, namely, recommended registration, delayed registration and postponed registration.
12. Approved by the technical committee. For companies recommended by the audit team for registration, the technical committee of the certification body examines whether to approve the registration. If it is not approved, it needs to be re-examined.
13. Approval of registration. The certification body approves the registration of the certified company.
14. Issue the certificate. Certification bodies issue SA8000 certification to approved companies.
15. Announcement of the certified company. The certification body will file the certified company with SAI, which will be announced by SAI on its website.
16. Supervision and audit. The certification body conducts supervision and audit of the certified company, and the supervision and audit is conducted every six months. The certification certificate is valid for three years, and a re-evaluation is required after three years.
Certification and Audit
SA8000, like ISO9000 quality management system and ISO14000 environmental management system, is a set of international standards that can be audited by third-party certification bodies. It focuses primarily on people, not products and the environment. SA8000 has only one international unified certification body SAI (Social Accountability International), namely Social Accountability International. SA8000 certification generally takes 1 year, the certificate is valid for 3 years, and is reviewed every 6 months. SA8000 is to protect the rights of workers within the enterprise, and it stipulates the responsibilities that enterprises must undertake to society and stakeholders.
effect
1. Reduce the second-party audit of suppliers by foreign customers and save costs;
2. Comply with local regulations to a greater extent;
3. Build international credibility;
4. Enable consumers to establish positive emotions about the product;
5. Enable partners to establish long-term confidence in the enterprise.
benefit
1. Prompting the factory and people to have accidents due to work fatigue
2. Increase the productivity of the factory
3. Improve employee motivation
4. Improve the confidence of stakeholders and brands
5. Improve the production safety of workers
6. Comply with the standards of corporate social responsibility verification
7. Improve your credibility in the industry
8. Enhance your brand
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