Our ethical overviews are as follows:
- There is no forced, bonded or involuntary prison labour.
- Workers without distinction have the right to join or form trade unions of their own choosing and to bargain collectively.
- Workers shall receive regular and recorded health and safety training, and such training shall be repeated for new or reassigned workers.
- Children and young persons under 18 shall not be recruited.
- All workers shall be provided with written and understandable information about their employment conditions in respect to wages before they enter employment and about the particulars of their wages for the pay period concerned each time that they are paid.
- Deductions from wages as a disciplinary measure shall not be permitted.
- In any event, workers shall not on a regular basis be required to work in excess of 48 hours per week and shall be provided with at least one day off for every 7 day period on average. Overtime shall be voluntary, shall not exceed 12 hours per week, shall not be demanded on a regular basis and shall always be compensated at a premium rate.
- There is no discrimination in hiring, compensation, access to training, promotion, termination or retirement based on race, caste, national origin, religion, age, disability, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, union membership or political affiliation.
- To every extent possible work performed must be on the basis of recognized employment relationship established through national law and practice.
- Physical abuse or discipline, the threat of physical abuse, sexual or other harassment and verbal abuse or other forms of intimidation shall be prohibited.