SAI, along with technology partner Vertru, is developing a digital platform that will connect buyers and suppliers with the goal of improving labor practices and working conditions along the apparel supply chain in India and Bangladesh. The Continue Reading...
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Two new USDOL-funded projects to address racial disparities and improve working conditions in Latin America
SAI is the sub-recipient of two new US Department of Labor grants helping to develop projects to improve working conditions in Latin America, in partnership with grant recipient Partners of the America (PoA). Both projects began in 2021 and Continue Reading...
Worker and community engagement initiatives combat forced and child labor in Latin American palm oil industry
Palma Futuro is a project funded by the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) and implemented by Partners of the Americas (POA) and its partners, Social Accountability International (SAI) and J.E. Austin Associates (JAA). Palma Futuro aims to Continue Reading...
Improving Data and Coordination in the SA8000 System
We are excited to share an early version of the new public data portal, supported by the SA8000 database that makes it easy for anyone to search for SA8000-certified suppliers, confirm the validity of an SA8000 certificate, and see general Continue Reading...
iWrc Brasil empowers worker-led recycling cooperatives, spurring new iWrc projects in Colombia, Vietnam
The Inclusive Waste Recycling Program (iWrc) program continued its successful work with waste picking cooperatives in Brazil and expanded into Colombia and Vietnam earlier this year. iWrc Brasil has successfully conducted 25 Social Continue Reading...
EVENT: The Next Decade of Migration, Fashion and Human Rights
Join SAI at the virtual 2021 United Nations Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum, Asia Pacific. The panel “The Next Decade of Migration, Fashion and Human Rights," organized by IOM in collaboration with Laudes Foundation, will Continue Reading...