Social Accountability International (SAI) – American Cities Internship Program (New York)

Social Accountability International, a nongovernmental, not-for-profit organization, seeks to improve workplaces and communities around the world by developing and promoting voluntary standards combined with independent verification and public reporting.

Social Accountability International is a rapidly growing organization founded in 1997 to develop a system that can ensure — regardless of industry or geographic location — that business practices for auditing and certification of workplace relations are carried out in a responsible manner. The system that SAI has developed includes a standard that adheres to ILO and Human Rights conventions, and a program for monitoring by a third party. The standard, Social Accountability 8000 (SA8000), was developed by SAI with the help and counsel of the SAI Advisory Board.

The Advisory Board includes individuals with a diverse range of experience, including work with corporations, human rights organizations, and labor unions. In addition to benefiting from the active participation of its advisory board members, SAI has also drawn from the longtime experience of the Council on Economic Priorities, which established it.

For more information about SAI, please visit www.sa-intl.org

Internship descriptions

Social Accountability International is offering two internships as follows:

1. Marketing and Fundraising Internship
   issue areas: elimination of sweatshops; business and human rights; monitoring of labor standards in workplacesSAI seeks highly motivated interns to help plan and market SAI’s annual conference and benefit dinner. The types of activities would include the following:
   • develop Web content regarding conference panels and sponsors
   • prepare letters and conduct follow up with conference and benefit speakers
   • maintain a database of speaker and attendee registration information
   • conduct outreach to promotional partners and develop marketing materials for the events
   • help organize the logistics of the events
   • track sponsors and conduct follow up as needed
   • expand press list and assist with drafting and distribution of press releases
   • provide additional support as needed with development, outreach and recruitment for conference and benefit

1. General Internship
   issue areas: business and human rights; monitoring of labor standards in workplaces; elimination of sweatshopsSAI seeks highly motivated interns interested in research, management procedures, and the elimination of sweatshops worldwide. The position requires a person interested in how businesses implements standards for respecting labor rights and addressing overall workplace issues, including costs and benefits. The types of activities would include the following:
   • provide research and management support for programs in China, Vietnam, Italy, and NYC and development of potential new programs in India and Brazil
   • provide research and management support for a joint project of the six leading labor rights code programs (SAI, ETI, FLA, CCC, WCR & FWF), seeking ways and means to work cooperatively, to be tested in Turkey
   • collect and organize data for country diagnostics on labor issues and on country labor legislation
   • organize a portion of the annual SAI conference and special event
   • perform case studies and cost/benefit analyses relating to working hours, living wage, and other aspects of humane business practices
   • maintain office systems and management and organize new systems
   • manage incoming information requests and database tracking system
   • identify and research potential sources of grants for SAI and assist in preparation of proposals and progress reports

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