In 2019, Mexican legislators approved a series of amendments to the labor law solidifying workers’ rights to freedom of association, collective bargaining, and the labor justice system. As the sub-grantee of the Mexico Awareness-Raising Continue Reading...
Details on SA8000 Certification Body suspensions in India
As of Monday, December 5, 2022, SAAS has suspended the India accreditation scope of four SA8000 Certification Bodies (CB). This is the result of findings from SAAS surveillance visits undertaken following allegations of conflicts of Continue Reading...
Proyecto Sustentar Aims to Advance Working Conditions in Mexican Tomato and Chile Sectors
Lea esta publicación en español → In April 2022, SAI began Proyecto Sustentar, a USDOL-funded project that will engage with workers, producers, public sector, and civil society to improve social compliance systems and labor Continue Reading...
Private Sector Strategies to Prevent & Eradicate Child Labor
While for many children, August is a time to enjoy vacation in the few weeks left before school starts, millions of children worldwide are instead concerned with working and generating extra income to support their families. According to Continue Reading...
Causes and Costs of Excessive Work Hours in the RMG Industry
On June 25, 2022, SAI and our local implementing partner for the FairCapacity Program, GSCS International Ltd., hosted the ‘FairCapacity Stakeholder Roundtable: Causes & Costs of Excessive Work Hours in the RMG Industry,’ a panel Continue Reading...
iWrc Program Spotlight: ACAMAR
ACAMAR is a waste picking cooperative participating in the Inclusive Waste Recycling Program (iWrc), founded by Mike Maggio, in which SAI is a partnering organization. ACAMAR (Associação dos Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis de Capão Continue Reading...
