Hayleys MGT Knitting Mills' SA8000 follows audit by SGS Italia
11 Oct '07
3 min read
The Hayleys Group's world-class knitted fabric manufacturing associate Hayleys MGT Knitting Mills reached an important milestone recently when the company was certified as compliant with the world's most stringent Social Accountability Standard, SA8000.
The certification is the first to be issued to a fabric manufacturer in Sri Lanka, the company said.
Developed by Social Accountability International (SAI), the standard represents a comprehensive and flexible system for the management of ethical workplace conditions throughout global supply chains and assures a humane workplace through respect for workers rights.
Hayleys MGT Knitting Mills' SA8000 certification follows an audit by SGS Italia S.p.A, a premier international certification body accredited by SAI, and covers manufacturing, dyeing and finishing of knitted fabric at the company's state-of-the-art factory at Narthupana Estate, Neboda. The certification is valid till September 2010.
“Compliance with SA8000 carries tremendous weight with customers all over the world,” said Bandula Weerasinghe Jt. Managing Director of Hayleys MGT Knitting Mills.
“In many respects, the requirements of SA8000 are higher than those specified by statute, and buyers are assured that a certified supplier conforms to international workplace norms based on ILO conventions, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UN convention on the rights of the child.”
First published in 1997 and revised in 2001, SA8000 covers areas such as child labour, forced labour, health and safety, freedom of association, right to collective bargaining, discrimination, working hours, compensation, and management systems.
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