The specific Aspects under the category of Labor Practices are based on internationally recognized universal standards, including:
- United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its Protocols;
- United Nations Convention: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;
- United Nations Convention: International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights;
- ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work of 1998 (in particular the eight core conventions of the ILO); and
- The Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action.
ASPECT: EMPLOYMENT
LA1 Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region, broken down by gender.
ASPECT: LABOUR/MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
LA4 Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements.
ASPECT: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
LA6 Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management–worker health and safety committees that help monitor and advise on occupational health and safety programs.
LA7 Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and total number of work-related fatalities, by region and by gender.
LA9 Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions.
ASPECT: TRAINING & EDUCATION
LA10 Average hours of training per year per employee by gender, and by employee category.
ASPECT: DIVERSITY AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
LA13 Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per employee category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and other indicators of diversity.