SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: SA8000 HUMAN RIGHTS-BASED WORKPLACE STANDARDS
Journal Title: Zeszyty Naukowe Wyższej Szkoły Humanitas Zarządzanie - Year 2014, Vol 15, Issue 1
Abstract
The European Commission has previously defined Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as “a concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and in their interaction with their stakeholders on a voluntary basis”. To fully meet their social responsibility for their impact on one of the main groups of stakeholders such as employees they should have in concern to respect ethical human rights. SA8000 is one of the world’s first auditable social certification standards for decent workplaces, across all industrial sectors. Those seeking to comply with SA8000 have adopted policies and procedures that protect the basic human rights of workers. It is well-known and introduced in many entities around the world. In Poland small number of companies has implemented its principles and received a certificate of conformity. The aim of this article is to present issues that SA 8000 standard takes into account and the analysis of global implementations.
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Małgorzata Kwietniewska-Sobstyl, Anna Żelazna-Blicharz
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