Business Code of conduct
Labour
The Company gives importance to respecting human rights and expressions which are the basic rights of every employee equally and without discrimination. Therefore, the Company shall adhere to and follow the following labour standards strictly.
(1) No forced labour
The Company shall not employ forced or involuntary labour, debt-settlement or obligated labour, slave and prison labour. The employees may take leave as necessary and reasonable subject to the requirements, laws, and agreements. In addition, the employees are not required to submit official documents such as an identification card, passport, or work permit to the Company.
(2) No child labour
The Company shall not employ a child under 18 years of age and shall not employ child labour, in order that they may complete their education before entering the employment system.
(3) Working hours
The Company shall not specify excessive working days per week according to Labour Law and shall comply with it strictly. Employees shall have at least 1 day off every 7 days.
(4) Remuneration and fringe benefits
The Company shall pay the remuneration to the employees according to the applicable requirements and laws, including the minimum wage, overtime pay and other fringe benefits as required by law. The Company shall explain clearly to the employees about the remuneration and fringe benefits payment procedure and distribute pay slips in a timely manner.
(5) No maltreatment or sexual harassment
The Company shall not tolerate sexual harassment, physical punishment, maltreatment, sexual abuse, physical and mental force, shouting, or disparagement in the workplace.
(6) No discrimination
The Company shall not discriminate when recruiting, employing, promoting, paying remuneration, training employees, and job applicants according to nationality, colour, age, sex, sexual orientation, race, physical disability, pregnancy, religion, political involvement, labour union participation, or marital status.
(7) Social freedom
The Company realizes and respects the employees’ lawful rights to the freedom of assembly, including participating or representing the CP&H Committee or any lawful organization or association. The employees may communicate with the executives freely about the work conditions and living arrangements without fear of threat or punishment.
Health and safety
The Company shall realize that the products and services, production accuracy, and the employees’ morale are based on effective work safety and a suitable working environment. Therefore, the Company shall strictly comply with and abide by the following health and safety standards.
(1) Safety
The Company shall take effective action to control safety in the workplace in terms of design, engineering principles, management principles, and shall implement preventive maintenance and establish safe work procedures. If the workplace risks cannot be controlled with the safe level, appropriate safety equipment shall be provided for the employees involved in such duties.
(2) Response to an emergency
The Company shall identify and estimate the situation then implement the plan and procedures to respond to and counteract any emergency and implement a suitable rehabilitation plan after an emergency in order to minimize the impact.
(3) Injury and illness due to work
The Company shall apply the following methods and systems to manage, follow-up, and report any injury and illness due to work.
(a) Encourage the employees to report incidents
(b) Classify and record any injury and illness case by case
(c) Provide suitable treatment
(d) Investigate the cause of any accident and implement corrective action and document the improvement result
(e) Facilitate employees to resume working
(4) Industrial hygiene
The Company shall identify, assess, and control the work related to chemical, biological and physical substances, as well as provide suitable safety equipment for the operators handling such work.
(5) Ergonomically related work
The Company shall identify, assess, and control the work related to the employees’ physical load, such as lifting or moving heavy objects, work that involves standing or repetition continuously for a long period, and shall provide suitable equipment to the employees involved with such duties.
(6) Safety equipment for working with machines
The Company shall prepare and install safety equipment on machines, such as a cover at dangerous positions, interlocks, and implement maintenance consistently.
(7) Canteen
The Company shall prepare, maintain, and improve the restrooms, drinking water quality, food, the cooking area, and the raw materials storage area to be clean and hygienic.
Environmental
The Company realizes that environmental responsibility is important to world class products, so the Company’s activities shall have a minimal impact on the environment and natural resources. Therefore, the Company shall strictly comply with and adhere to the following environmental standards.
(1) Environmental certification and reports
The Company shall strictly comply with the requirements and laws related to the environment and shall obtain the license or certificate according to the required standards as well as follow-up and report consistently.
(2) Pollution prevention and natural resource conservation
The Company shall encourage pollution prevention and natural resource conservation, such as saving water and energy, adjusting the production processes and machines, improving maintenance methods, using renewable materials or raw materials, recycling or reuse.
(3) Chemicals and hazardous materials
The Company shall identify all hazardous chemicals and materials that may affect the environment, and ensure the correct and safe handling, storage, recycling, reuse and disposal of such materials.
(4) Wastewater and waste
The Company shall monitor, control, and manage wastewater and waste from the Company’s activities, production process, and utilities’ usage appropriately before subsequent treatment.
(5) Air pollution
The Company shall classify, monitor, control, and manage volatile organic chemicals, corrosive chemicals, ozone depleting particles and substances, and combustion residue resulting from the Company’s activities.
(6) Requirements related to chemical substances
The Company shall comply with the laws and regulations related to chemical substances contained in the product including the laws and regulations on recycling, disposal and labelling.
Business ethics
In order to improve social responsibility, the Company shall strictly adhere to and comply with the following ethical standards.
(1) Integrity of business operations
The Company shall operate its business honestly and shall not allow corruption, exploitation, or fraud by the Company. The Company shall dismiss and take legal action against any wrongdoers.
(2) No improper exploitation
The Company shall not offer or receive a bribe, entertainment, and others in order to secure an improper advantage.
(3) Disclosure of information
The Company shall disclose information on the business activities, organizational management, financial status, and business the performance accurately and according to the relevant requirements, laws, and practices.
(4) Intellectual property
The Company shall respect all intellectual property and control it effectively in order to avoid infringement. In addition, the Company shall transfer or manage the Company’s and third party’s technology or know-how carefully to protect such rights.
(5) Fair trading of shares
The Company shall strictly comply with the relevant requirements and laws and shall not take advantage of internal information obtained from work to trade the Company’s shares.
(6) Whistleblower protection
The Company shall protect whistleblowers who tell about any breach of the requirements, laws, or corporate ethics, and protect them from a wrongdoer’s malicious or physical threats in the workplace.
(7) Local and social development participation
The Company shall strive for and encourage participation in local and social sustainable development through educational, sporting, and cultural activities.
