Number of Audits Conducted
The 2020 year confirmed SIZA’s prediction relating to an increase in Social audits.
Critical Findings
Four (4) critical findings were reported for the months of January 2020 to June 2020.
Audit Disputes
A total of ten (10) Social audit disputes were logged with SIZA from January to June 2020.
Worker Committees: Ensure an adequate communication model for all employees
In any business, regardless of size, there needs to be a mechanism through which workers or members of lower/middle management can raise their concerns to more senior managers.
Children Living on Farms
As the Lockdown period in South Africa resulted in many children not being able to return to school, but parents were set to return, the influx of children in the workplace became a reality.
Environmental Second-Party Verifications
After the restrictions of the nationwide lockdown under Alert Level 5 were lifted, Environmental Second-Party Verifications continued in full-swing from the 1st of May 2020.
Environmental Third-Party Audits
With the launch of MySIZA, SIZA members have been able to schedule Environmental Third-Party audits from the 1st of June 2020.
SIZA Accommodation Guide for Agriculture
At the start of 2020, SIZA received several requests to update the Accommodation Guide for Agriculture from its previous 2013 version.
