(MMD Newswire) May 8, 2009 -- Xiamen Elite Nonwoven Manufacturing Co., Ltd. today announced that its production site in Xiamen, China has been certified to the Social Accountability International SA 8000 work place and human rights standard. Xiamen Elite is now the first and only bag producing SA 8000 certified factory in the world. The certification's scope covers the management and the whole production process of Xiamen Elite's ‘green bags' or environmental friendly PP Nonwoven bags. SA 8000, an internationally recognized standard based on the ILO conventions, the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Convention on Rights of the Child, focuses on child labor, forced labor, health and safety, freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining, discrimination, disciplinary practices, working hours, compensation and the implementation of an efficient management system. Xiamen Elite ( www.elitenonwoven.com ) is the first bag manufacturing company in the world and one of only 218 companies in China to be certified to SA 8000. Over 200 full-time employees will benefit from the more human working environment and treatment, which will translate into a healthier, safer and more prosperous way of life for them and for the...