KMML had accredited for SA 8000: 2008 International Standard.

20-Dec-2011

KMML had accredited for SA 8000: 2008 International Standard.

 

The Kerala Minerals and Metals Limited is the first public sector under Government of Kerala having Social accountability International Certification. In India only very few company’s has credited for this certificate. The Bureau of Veritas was our certification body and  they certified our company for SA 8000: 2008 without any single non-conformity. On behalf of KMML, the Hon’ble Minister for Industries,  Sri. P. K. Kunhalikuty received the   SA 8000: 2008 certificate from  Sri. Saravanan, the Lead Auditor, Bureau of Veritas on 16/12/2011 and handed over to Sri. Alkeshkumar Sharma, IAS, MD, KMML.   

                                

Social Accountability (SA8000: 2008) has been developed by Social Accountability International (SAI). SA is promoted as a voluntary, universal standard for companies interested in auditing and certifying labour practices in their facilities and those of their suppliers and vendors. It is designed for independent third party certification. SA8000: 2008 is based on the principles of international human rights norms as described in International Labour Organisation conventions, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It measures the performance of companies in eight key areas: child labour, forced labour, health and safety, freedom of association and collective bargaining, discrimination, disciplinary practices, working hours and compensation.

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