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C5. Human Rights
C5.4 Freedom of Association and
Collective Bargaining
A collective bargaining agreement is currently under
negotiation with employee representatives. For more
information, see section C4.3 Labour-Management Relations.
C5.5 Child Labour
Ambatovy policy is not to hire anyone under the age of 18.
We also make efforts to educate our employees and the
communities around us with a view to the eradication of
child prostitution.
C5.6 Security Practices
Policies are currently being drafted with the intention of
signing on to the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human
Rights in 2012. In the meantime, 2011 will be a preparatory
year, including conducting the first training for the Security
Department on these principles and educating security
personnel on how to deal with situations where human rights
abuses could occur.
