Does DHL have policies on human rights and workplace conditions consistent with the requirements of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Labour Organisation Conventions?
A. The issues of human rights and workplace conditions are of great importance to DHL, and as such it is currently addressing them through a number of high-level commitments and actions. The first of these commitments has been made in the Corporate Values, where DHL obligates itself ‘to act with integrity internally and externally’ (Value 6) and ‘to accept our social responsibilities’ where we operate (Value 7). The latter Value on social responsibilities goes beyond the immediate workplace environment and describes how, at DHL and its parent company Deutsche Post World Net ‘…we are committed to goals that generate benefits for the communities where we work. We respect the traditions, structures and values of the countries where we operate. The protection of the environment is part of our corporate strategy. We promote our employees’ social commitment.’ DHL is also committed to human rights and workplace issues through being a founder signatory of the Logistics and Transportation Cor
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