SA8000 Signatory Member Dole has defined its membership to cover its
pineapple and banana production. Dole's two newest certified facilities are
in the Philippines. One grows, processes, cans and distributes pineapples
and other fruit products and the other facility grows and packages bananas.

For SA8000 Signatory Membership information go to
http://www.cepaa.org/membership.htm

For information on Dole's responsible business practices visit
http://www.dole.com/company/business/index.ghtml

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SAI and SA8000 in the News

SA8000 was mentioned in a recent article in "Foreign Policy Magazine". The
introduction from "The NGO-Industrial Complex" is below:
A new global activism is shaming the world's top companies into enacting
codes of conduct and opening their Third World factories for inspection. But
before you run a victory lap in your new sweatshop-free sneakers, ask
yourself: Do these voluntary arrangements truly help workers and the
environment, or do they merely weaken local governments while adding more
green to the corporate bottom line?

To read this article go to
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/issue_julyaug_2001/gereffi.html

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Improving Workers' Rights Through Voluntary Workplace Standards

A joint worker training project was developed by Social Accountability
International (SAI) and the International Textile, Garment and Leather
Workers' Federation (ITGLWF) to train 6,000 workers in twelve countries on
workers' rights and the use of codes of conduct to improve workplace
conditions.

The first workshop will be held in Manila, The Philippines the week of July
16th. The curriculum includes discussion of globalization, fundamental
workers' rights, codes of conduct and how workers can use codes to further
their rights in the workplace. Upcoming workshops will take place Bangladesh
and India in September.

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