SAI Newsletter | October 2023

Featured Stories

New: SAI Launches Consultant Registry List

SAI has launched our public list of Registered and Applicant Social Accountability Consultants. These are social accountability service providers with a baseline level of training and experience supporting implementation of social performance management systems. The registry aims to bring visibility to social consultants, helping organizations identify experienced professionals to help support their social performance improvements.

Clear Pathways to Better Employment: Reintroducing Just Good Work app - a recap!

In conjunction with the newly updated Just Good Work app, MY Voice conducted a webinar in October to introduce the new features of its worker-voice technology. This session was also joined by Evergreen & The Very Group to talk about their experience piloting Just Good Work for its independent trustworthy information on worker rights, fair recruitment, and protecting migrant employees against unethical recruitment practices.

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Proyecto Sustentar and AHIFORES host forum on strenthening the tomato sector in Mexico

Proyecto Sustentar and AHIFORES recently held a forum focused on strengthening the competitiveness of the tomato sector in Mexico in Ensenada, Baja California. The event created a space for open dialogue between tomato sector stakeholders at the employer level and helped foster collaboration within the industry, bringing opportunities to learn about labor compliance improvements and challenges that the industry faces.

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)
SAAS Accreditation Auditor, Various Locations

Call for Proposals

Digital Accessibility Consultant (Remote, Contract)

Learn more and apply on our Careers page.

Upcoming Events, Workshops & Training Opportunities

Upcoming SA8000 Auditor Training Courses

SA8000 Introduction & Basic Auditor Classroom Trainings

November 27 – December 1: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | English

December 11 – 15: Shenzhen, China | Chinese

December 11 – 15: Delhi, India | English

SA8000 Advanced Auditor Classroom Training

December 2 – 6: | Shenzhen, China | Chinese

See full course list and register

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.

November 7: Workshop | Labor Reform: Freedom of association & Collective bargaining, Rapid response labor mechanisms, No labor discrimination | Palacio Azteca, Tijuana, Baja California

November 8: Workshop | Labor Reform: Freedom of association & Collective bargaining, Rapid response labor mechanisms, No labor discrimination | Palacio Azteca, Tijuana, Baja California

November 9: Workshop | Labor Reform: Freedom of association & Collective bargaining, Rapid response labor mechanisms, No labor discrimination | Palacio Azteca, Tijuana, Baja California

November 17: Virtual Webinar | Employer Obligations for Freedom of Association | Open Attendance

November 28: Virtual Webinar | USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism: What it is & how it works | Open Attendance

Email to Register