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. Continue Reading...
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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...
SAI Launches MY Voice with funding from USDOL
In December 2021, SAI launched a new program to address forced labor and child labor in the production of garments and palm oil in Malaysia. The project—MY Voice—builds on SAI’s experience implementing social compliance systems in supply Continue Reading...
Living wage and living incomes in global supply chains
A growing number of companies have adopted the principle that workers deserve a decent standard of living and have committed to finding ways to pay workers in their operations and supply chains a living wage. With pressures from consumers, Continue Reading...
Combatting child labor in the COVID era with Palma Futuro
Palma Futuro’s Community Circles help to convene members of communities surrounded by the palm oil industry to identify and explore solutions to common challenges. Palma Futuro also provides Community Circle leaders with the space to Continue Reading...