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Securing Human Rights
in the Workplace
We recognise that employee development and
empowerment is only possible if we also adhere
to the basic principles enshrined in international
labour and human rights law, such as the ILO Core
Conventions and the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights and its covenants
AWAR E N E S S O F R I GH T S
AND NON - D I S CR I M I NAT I ON
All employees go through a training programme,
which covers our Code of Conduct, our Sexual
Harassment policy.
We have a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination
of any form. In FY2011, we did not receive any
complaints of this nature.
T RAD E UN I ONS AND
CO L L E C T I V E BARGA I N I NG
We respect employees’ right to form and join unions
of their choice. 27% of our employees are covered
by collective bargaining agreements with the Union
of Beverage Industry Workers with which we have a
good, long-term relationship. We have not had strikes
or other labour-related operational disruptions over
the past three years.
In FY2011, some staff based in East Malaysia stated
that they wished to join a union. However, in some
areas, local legal frameworks prevent certain types of
employees from forming or joining trade unions.
D E C E N T PAY AND COND I T I ONS
One of our 7 HR pillars is Pays Well. Malaysia does
not have a minimum wage. However, the Malaysian
Government estimates that the poverty level is
approximately RM750-RM900 depending on region.
Our standard entry level wages are well above this,
ranging from RM1,000-RM2,500 for manual workers.
In addition, GAB contributes 16% to the Employee
Provident Scheme, a public pension fund. This is
above the mandatory level of 12%.
The vast majority of our employees are on a permanent
contract, with only 4.3%, less than 30, employed on a
temporary contract.
CH I L D L ABOUR AND F ORC E D L ABOUR
We operate in a country and an industry with a low
risk of child labour. Jobs at GAB generally require a
high level of skill throughout our operations. We do
not and will not employ anyone below the age of 18,
nor will we allow any contractors to employ underage
employees whilst on assignment for GAB.
We have not identified any risk of forced or bonded
labour. Such practices are virtually unknown for
companies who employ local labour in Malaysia.
G U I N N E S S A N C H O R B E R H A D
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