Statement of Principle

We support human rights within our areas of influence.

Implementation

We support the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and aim to apply its principles throughout our business operations.

We will:

• identify, assess and manage the human rights risks arising from business operations
  
  
• treat employees with integrity and respect their human rights as employees
  
  
• provide healthy and safe working conditions
  
  
• pay fair wages and, within each business, equal pay for equal work
  
  
• not employ forced, bonded or exploitative child labour
  
  
• ensure the avoidance of discrimination and harassment
  
  
• provide flexible working practices recognising the need for employees to balance their working life with other interests and responsibilities
  
  
• defend employees and seek legal redress in cases of arbitrary arrest, detention without fair trial, torture or extra-judicial killing
  
  
• offer employees a secure and confidential means of providing feedback to management without fear of reprisals in accordance with the Human Resources Policy
  
  
• support employees right to pursue their labour rights, including (but not limited to) freedom of assembly, association and collective bargaining
  
  
• apply the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights as we select security providers and conduct security operations
  
  
• have regard to the principles of ILO Convention No. 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples, wherever our operations may impact the human rights of indigenous peoples
  
  
• provide direction and training to enable employees to meet their obligation to conduct business with regard for human rights
  
  
• report publicly on performance against this policy
  
  
• encourage our contractors and partners to demonstrate the same level of commitment to human rights
  
  
• make available appropriate resources to implement this policy
  
  
• assure compliance with the policy through a process of education, review and audit