Albemarle Code of Conduct for Business Partners - Flipbook - Page 9
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CONDITIONS
At Albemarle, we believe in the potential of diverse, innovative and inclusive teams that create value for individuals and our community.
We care for the health, safety and well-being of each other, and create a work environment that fosters mutual respect.
We similarly expect our Business Partners to:
Respect the human rights of their employees and contractors,
and treat them with dignity and respect.
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Ensure that all work is voluntary.
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Prevent the use of child labor and employ only workers who
meet the applicable minimum legal age.
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Provide employees with safe, secure and clean working and
living conditions.
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Comply with all applicable labor and immigration laws,
regulations and rules.
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Provide fair compensation and comply with all applicable
laws governing wage and working hour requirements
(including compensation, benefits and overtime) and
maintain appropriate records.
Business Partners are also expected not to:
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Discriminate based on race, color, ancestry, national origin,
citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical
condition (including pregnancy), religion, political affiliation,
marital status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity,
genetic information, veteran status, or any other status or
characteristic protected by applicable law.
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Engage in harassment, abuse, humiliation, bullying, mental or
physical coercion, retaliation or other forms of intimidation.
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Make unwelcome or inappropriate advances, including sexual
harassment.
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Provide equal opportunity in the workplace.
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Respect employees’ lawful rights of freedom of association,
including their right to join or not to join a labor union.
Use forced or involuntary labor, including prison labor,
indentured labor, bonded labor or slave labor.
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Engage in any other type of human rights abuses.
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Promote a “speak-up” culture that does not tolerate retaliation
– Business Partners should provide workers with an effective
mechanism to report something that is potentially unsafe,
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illegal or unethical (e.g., health and safety concerns, adverse
human rights impacts, environmental incidents like leaks, spills,
or releases; or corrupt practices, as described in this Business
Partner Code).
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