Do EDUN factories uphold workers right to freedom of association?
1. FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION: 1.1. The Company maintains a positive, open attitude towards the organizational and administrative activities of trade unions. The Company establishes this in both written policy and consistent practice. The Company negotiates with unions and respects the terms of the contract for the length of its implementation. 1.2. The Company neither prevents nor discourages any employees from forming and/or joining trade unions or associations throughout the length of their employment. The Company does not use severance pay or indemnification to limit employees’ associations. 1.3. The Company allows employees to bargain collectively without interference, threat, or intimidation, to determine their salary, hours, social security, vacation, sickness, maternity leave and minimum wage. The Company does not subject worker representatives to discrimination, and those worker representatives have access to all workplaces necessary to carry out their representation functions. 1.