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MYTILINEOS GROUP
SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2011
38
Training on Human Rights
With a view to maintaining a work environment in
which the values of the Group will foster respect
for Human Rights and the treatment of all the
people involved in its activities with fairness and
dignity, MYTILINEOS Group launched its effort to
provide its people with training on the policies
related to the protection of Human Rights. In
2011, this initiative was implemented as a pilot
addressed exclusively to the security personnel of
Group Companies or to personnel belonging which
belongs to Security companies that provide their
services to the Group Companies.
This initiative will continue into 2012, with the aim
for training on Human Rights protection practices
to be included as a permanent subject in the
training plans of the Group Companies.
Child and Forced labour
MYTILINEOS Group is committed to the principles
of the United Nations Global Compact on the
elimination of all factors which might encourage
forced or compulsory labour and child labour.
In addition, according to the Professional Ethics
Code which applies to all its companies, the Group
is opposed to the unlawful use of child labour,
to the exploitation of children and to all other
forms of unacceptable treatment of employees.
Furthermore, it is the Group’s policy to check and
not enter into an association with any supplier
or contractor known to operate using unlawful
employee treatment practices.
During 2011, no reports were made of conditions
of forced or child labour in the Group Companies
and in their principal associates.
Equal Opportunities and Diversity
The particular characteristics and the needs of
the business activity sectors of MYTILINEOS
Group, especially in production-related areas,
are the factors that determine the indicators of
diversity which the Group uses to promote equal
opportunities and the respect of the individuality
of every employee in its companies. To this end,
during 2011 the Group maintained the increased
rates it had achieved in 2010 regarding the
participation of women and young people in
positions with extended responsibilities.
With great respect for the personality of
individuals, the Group monitors and collects
data on the gender, age and ethnic origin of its
human resources, together with information on
any cases of disability, in the interests of proper
management and in order to provide assistance
and support to those who need it.
Additionally, the basic salary is determined
according to the authorities and the position of
responsibility of each employee, with the same
remuneration being offered for the same work and
with equal opportunities for all, irrespective of
gender or other element of diversity. No reports
of incidents of discrimination have ever been
reported in the plant facilities or administrative
premises of any of the Group Companies and
consequently, no corrective action or measure
has been taken in this domain.
Furthermore, all Group Companies recognise the
employees' right to association i.e. the right to
establish unions, to participate in them and to
enter into collective negotiations. The purpose of
the employees’ unions in the Group Companies is
to safeguard the interests (financial, work-related
and insurance-related) of employees and to
guarantee that their acquired rights will continue
to exist and will be improved in terms of quality
and quantity.
Personnel training
on Human Rights
2011
Security personnel of Group
Companies
48
Security personnel of Group
Companies who received training on
Human Rights protection policies
18
Percentage of Security personnel
of Group Companies who received
training on Human Rights protection
policies
36.7%
