NO COPYING WITHOUT PERMISSION OF SAI EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SAI SA8000®: 2001 SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY 8000 SA8000® is a registered trademark of Social Accountability International Page 2 of 7 SA8000 : 1997 NO COPYING WITHOUT PERMISSION OF SAI EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW ABOUT THE STANDARD This is the second issue of SA8000, a uniform, auditable standard for a third party verification system. Subject to periodic revision, SA8000 will continue to evolve as interested parties specify improvements, corrections are identified and as conditions change. Many interested parties have advised on this version. SAI welcomes your advice as well. To comment on SA8000, the associated Guidance Document, or the framework for certification, please send written remarks to SAI. The SA8000 Guidance Document helps explain SA8000 and its implementation; provides examples of methods for verifying compliance; and serves as a handbook for auditors and for companies seeking certification against SA8000. It is hoped that both the standard and its Guidance Document will continuously improve, with the help of a very wide variety of people and organisations. SAI Social Accountability International © SAI 2001 SA8000 may not be reproduced without prior written permission from SAI SAI 220 East 23rd Street, Suite 605 New York, NY 10010 USA +1-212-684-1414 +1-212-684-1515 (facsimile) e-mail: info@sa-intl.org Pag e 3 o f 8 SA8000: 2001 NO COPYING WITHOUT PERMISSION OF SAI EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW CONTENTS Page I. PURPOSE AND SCOPE...............................................................................4 II. NORMATIVE ELEMENTS AND THEIR INTERPRETATION..............................4 III. DEFINIT...
