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...
Eradicating Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Modern Slavery
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...
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...
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...
Bangladesh Launch Event Introduces Transparency-Centered FairCapacity Platform
SAI hosted a virtual launch event for FairCapacity, an innovative blockchain-enabled platform that helps manufacturers improve production planning and advertise capacity, quality, and labor compliance to brands, on January 31, Continue Reading...
EVENT: FairCapacity Platform Launch in Bangladesh
SAI hosted a panel discussion and live demonstration of the FairCapacity platform to mark the official launch of the platform and Production Capacity Calculator in Bangladesh. The event featured speakers from GSCS International Ltd., The Continue Reading...