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This process is conducted in accordance with the ISEAL Code of Good Practice for Setting Social and Environmental Standards (the Code).<\/p>\n<p>Social Accountability International recently discussed this process and offered a side-by-side comparison (2008-2014)&nbsp;for general review.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from general and minor verbiage changes, other observations include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The term &#8220;company&#8221; and &#8220;employer&#8221; has been replaced by &#8220;organization&#8221; in many areas.<\/li>\n<li>The Guidance Document is now available for download rather than previously requiring a &nbsp;&#8220;small fee.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>An &#8220;Introduction&#8221;&nbsp;referencing &#8220;Management System&#8221; and &#8220;Intent\/Scope&#8221;&nbsp;replaces &#8220;Purpose and Scope&#8221; as the first item listed in the Contents.<\/li>\n<li>Night hours are no longer excluded in regards to hiring young workers.<!--more--><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Health &amp; Safety&#8221; are expanded to include a Safety &nbsp;Committee requirement and more detailed explanation of workplace environment and responsibilities therein.<\/li>\n<li>Forced or Compulsory Labor expands on and adds&nbsp;that with certain requirements,<br \/>\n&#8220;recruitment or employment fees or costs shall be charged directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, to<br \/>\nworkers.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Control&#8221; now becomes &#8220;Management&#8221; of Suppliers and Contractors.<\/li>\n<li>Management Systems is expanded and incorporates Social Performance Teams.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additional resources from SAI are available&nbsp;here.<\/p>\n<p>As a 3rd party engineering &amp; quality consulting firm, Pro QC offers SA8000 and ISO26000 audits as part of our core service offerings. &nbsp;We have also written several other articles related to the topic of corporate social responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>Social Accountability Audits &#8211; Benefits &amp; Features<\/p>\n<p>ISO 26000 &#8211; Introducing the new social standard<\/p>\n<p>Sustainability Audits &#8211; An Evolving Process<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/celebrating-worker-contributions-realizing-the-benefits-of-social-audits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Celebrating working contributions &amp; realizing the benefits of social audits<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/sa-8000-social-accountability-250x250.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-988\" src=\"http:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/sa-8000-social-accountability-250x250.jpg\" alt=\"sa-8000-social-accountability-250x250\" width=\"141\" height=\"155\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every five years SAI revises the SA8000 standard in order to ensure its continued relevance and adoptability. 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