The Implementation of the SA8000 Standard by Contemporary Enterprises

Abstract

One of the first social standards aimed at promoting labour rights for employees throughout the world is the SA8000 standard, referred to as social accountability 8000. The standard has been introduced to promote decent working conditions and to encourage enterprises to develop, sustain and apply socially accepted practices in the workplace. The aim of the paper is to present SA8000, along with its practical application by enterprises in different parts of the world. The article discusses reasons for applying SA8000 by selected companies and its benefits. In addition to theoretical aspects of the SA8000 certification process, SAAS data is presented, according to which, by the end of December 2018, the total number of enterprises that apply the social responsibility management system based on SA 8000 was 3,232. They operate in 56 sectors of 64 countries and employ 2,047,066 workers.