Home  Stakeholder message   SA 8000  Stakeholder message C.M.O of Sodini Dino & C. snc is going , within a short period of time, to certify own Management System of the Social Responsibility according to the Norm SA 8000 Ed. 2001. This norm represents, at the moment, the only international certifiable standard of sector from accredited and independent third Corporation and it is adaptable to any type of working organization. As you will probably know, the theme of the Social Responsibility and its application in firm represents, until today, one of the arguments of the most actuality and importance. To guarantee minimum conditions of base for own workers, is not only symptom of great sensibility and attention from the entrepreneurs, but for a long term it produces to both exterior and interior improvement level remarkable and appreciable results. One of the fundamental aspects of the Norm SA8000 Ed. 2001 means to have to give communication and to take contact with all the involved parts of the firm (the so-called “Stakeholders”), such as you we have considered. To informative purpose and to sensitize you about this subject, we inform you about the fact that the Norm SA 8000 Ed. 2001 consider some “key” argument that I summarise here as following. We ask you to take a look of it and to read them carefully, being point of extreme importance and actuality on which it is always opportune to be informed. On our website you will find soon our Social Responsibility Politics, arranged by the Business Direction. It deals with a general rules collection that we gave us and we intend to respect, beginning from which we will define, in the future, our social objectives. We are sure to get your collaboration, please contact us if you would like to deep the argument in object. Point of the norm SA8000 Principal elements required by the norm 1. Infantile work The firm mustn’t use, neither to favour, the infantile job or the job of their children under the minimum age foreseen by the Law (15 years). In addition, all the young workers (between 15 and 18 years) must have submitted to non dangerous conditions of job and the schedules, duties and wage allowed by the Law. 2. Forced work The firm mustn't use neither to favour in some way the forced work. 3. Health and safety The firm must adopt all necessary measures (included those foreseen by the Laws), to assure an environment of sure and healthy job to the workers. [Law of principal reference in Italy: D.lgs 626/94.] 4. Liberty of association The firm mustn't hinder the liberty of syndicalism association of the workers, neither the syndicalism workers' rights. 5. Discrimination The firm mustn't effect the discrimination among own workers on the base on their age, sex, religion, race, etc. 6. Disciplinary practices The firm mustn't adopt disciplinary practices such as mental coercion, physical coercion, verbal abuse. 7. Working time It should be guaranteed a working time aligned with what foreseen by the National Collective Contract of Category and, however, not superior to 48 weekly hours. The overtime work has to be “not imposed”, but voluntary, remunerated with a greater rate in comparison to the normal working time, in line with such foreseen by the National Collective Contract of Category and, however, not superior to 12 weekly hours. 8. Remuneration The remuneration must be at least equal to that anticipated from the National Collective Contract of Category and, however, such to guarantee anymore a fit standard to the basic demands of workers and a part of additional entrances (profit) to spend to own discretion. The employment of the It is not allowed the “job in black” or schemes of false apprenticeship. 9. Management system Anticipated elements to plan, to effect, to check and to improve own Management system of the Social Responsibility. They are necessary for who intends to certify own Management system of the Social Responsibilities.