SAI Newsletter | September 2023

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Funding is provided by the United States Department of Labor under cooperative agreement number IL-38036-22-75-K.

Sustentar pilots activities with chile-growers in Chihuahua

SAI’s Proyecto Sustentar conducted validation workshops and piloted project tools with chile producing farms in Chihuahua, integrating SAI’s Social Fingerprint and USDOL's Comply Chain tools to provide preliminary assessments, improvement plans and capacity building. The Sustentar team conducted site visits to integrate the perspectives of employers, workers and crew leaders/recruiters into the design of project activities and tools.

Farm owners expressed their interest in the project’s capacity building activities to advance social compliance and remediation systems to address risks related to child and forced labor, wages and working hours, transportation, living conditions, and recruitment.

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TenSquared Program Expands its Borders with Launch in India

SAI recently launched TenSquared in India with a home textile manufacturer, with a peer-elected worker-manager team tackling ambitious OHS goals through the accelerated change program, impacting over 1,000 workers at their site. TenSquared was first launched in Brazil and Turkey with the support of the Walt Disney Company’s Supply Chain Investment Program and in partnership with Rapid Results Institute (now Re-Institute), then expanded into China with the support of HP, Cisco and Dell.

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SA8000 Revision Workshop in Naples, Italy, September

Upcoming Standard Revision Workshops

Lisbon, Portugal | September 28

São Paulo, Brazil | October 3

See all upcoming workshops

Updates from the Anker Institute

The Anker Research Institute's newest living wage and living income reports include:

The Anker Institute is the independent research arm of the Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) and SAI is the institutional host.

SAI Is Hiring

SAI is hiring for several roles across our projects and programs. Apply to join our dynamic global team!

Project Director, USDOL-Funded Project (Flexible, US Preferred)
Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant, USDOL-Funded Project (Flexible, US or Indonesia Preferred)
Administrative Assistant (Malaysia)
Social Compliance Expert, MY Voice (Malaysia)
Field Coordinator, Baja California, Proyecto Sustentar (Mexico)
SAAS Accreditation Auditor, Various Locations

Requests for Proposals

Graphic Designer, Mexico (contract, limited)

Learn more and apply on our Careers page.

Upcoming Events, Workshops & Training Opportunities

Upcoming SA8000 Introduction and Basic Auditor Training Courses

SA8000 Basic Classroom Trainings

October 2 – 6: Istanbul, Turkey | English

October 2 – 6: Dhaka, Bangladesh | English

October 9 – 13: Coimbatore, India | English

October 9 – 13: Shanghai, China | Chinese

October 23 – 27: Capaccio, Italy | Italian

October 30 – November 3: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | English

SA8000 Advanced Classroom Training

October 2 – 6: | Florence, Italy | Italian

December 2 – 6: | Shenzhen, China | Chinese

See full course list and register

This project aims to address working conditions in the palm oil and garment industries in Malaysia by amplifying worker voice, increasing access to remedy, and increasing advocacy by workers and civil society.

Upcoming MY Voice Events & Activities

October 4 & 5 | Tawau, Sabah | Child Rights and Protection in Sabah: MY Voice Remediation Model Validation Workshop

October 10 | Virtual Webinar | Clear Pathways to Better Employment: Reintroducing the Just Good Work App | 3:30 PM (KUL)

October 31 | Kuala Lumpur | Child Rights & Protection in Malaysia: MY Voice Remediation Model Validation Workshop

Upcoming Mexico-Awareness Raising Training Courses & Events

This project aims to help employers, workers and unions understand and apply labor reforms and requirements in the USMCA. We are currently accepting training participants from the following industries: automobile manufacturing, auto parts, mining, aluminum/iron production, and electronics.

October 11: Workshop | Labor Reform: Freedom of association & Collective bargaining, Rapid response labor mechanisms, No labor discrimination | Royal Palace Hotel, Hermosillo, Sonora

October 12: Workshop | Labor Reform 2019, an Introduction to Social Compliance, Topics from TMEC Chapter 23 | Royal Palace Hotel, Hermosillo, Sonora

October 18: Virtual Webinar | Labor Reform, What to do when a New Union Arrives | Open Attendance

October 27: Virtual Webinar | Labor Reform, How to complete the collective contract annual revision | Open Attendance

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