SAI hosted a virtual panel discussion on December 10, 2021 to mark the official launch of our FairCapacity Platform and Production Capacity Calculator. The event featured speakers from the Apparel Exports Promotion Council (AEPC), Global Continue Reading...
Eradicating Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Modern Slavery
Call for Participants: New Blockchain Platform Enabling Garment Manufacturers to Showcase Production Capacity and Labor Performance
SAI is now welcoming garment manufacturers in Bangladesh and India to pilot an innovative blockchain based platform to improve production planning and advertise capacity, quality, and labor compliance to brands. Social Accountability Continue Reading...
ABVTEX
Since July 2018 the Brazilian Textile Retail Association (ABVTEX), has partnered with SAAS to bring international oversight credibility to the ABVTEX Audits Program. This program advances social and labor standards for the fashion Continue Reading...
Production Capacity Calculator and Buyer-Supplier Platform aim to raise supplier capacity and improve production planning
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...
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...