Teleste respects and complies with the protection of internationally recognized human rights, such as stated in the United Nations (UN) Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work that consist of the following conventions:
- Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87)
- Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98)
- Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) (and its 2014 Protocol )
- Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105)
- Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)
- Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182)
- Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100)
- Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111)
At Teleste we carefully follow these principles and in our internal human resources policies and procedures we commit to:
- respect international human rights standards
- prohibit discrimination based on race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, disability, union membership or political affiliation
- commit that employees are able to work in a safe environment, protected from hazards of the job
- commit to social dialogue, negotiation, consultation and exchange of information with employees and employee representatives.
- follow high ethics, respectable behavior, and our values in all conduct and decision-making concerning employees, stakeholders, and partners
- treat employees fairly and equally
- eliminate all forms of forced and compulsory labor and child labor
- support employee’s growth and development
Human resource management oversees the practices and behavior related to managing Teleste’s people matters and oversees all processes regarding the employee life cycle.