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Social Indicators
Promotion of and Compliance with the Fundamental Principles of the ILO
5.7. Promotion of and Compliance with the Fundamental Principles of the ILO
As a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact, Vivendi agrees to
comply with the fundamental principles of the ILO. In the area of labor
law, these commitments require compliance with the four fundamental
principles of the ILO: freedom of association and recognition of the
right to collective bargaining, the elimination of all forms of forced or
compulsory labor, combating child labor, and eliminating discrimination
in the area of employment and profession. Two of these four principles
(freedom of association and combating discrimination) are of particular
relevance to Vivendi.
5.7.1.
RESPECT FOR FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION
AND THE RIGHT TO COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING
With its social partners, Vivendi promotes social dialog and consultation
at all levels (see Chapter 2, Section 2.2.2 of the Annual Report 2015).
All employees based in France and in its overseas departments
and territories are covered by collective bargaining agreements.
Internationally, this holds true for 57% of Canal+ Group’s employees,
58% of Vivendi Village’s employees, and 97% of Corporate employees.
5.7.2.
ELIMINATING DISCRIMINATION IN
EMPLOYMENT
Vivendi has affirmed its commitment to diversity in recruitment and
combating discrimination in employment. The group’s Compliance
Program calls for active prevention of all forms of discrimination based
on selection criteria such as gender, age, lifestyle, ethnic identity,
nationality, disability, or religious, political or trade union opinions or
involvement. These commitments are applied in practice through policies
relating to gender (see Section 5.6.1 of this chapter), diversity and non-
discrimination (see Section 5.6.3 of this chapter), and in the employment
and job placement policies for workers with disabilities (see Section 5.6.2
of this chapter).
5.7.3.
ABOLITION OF FORCED OR COMPULSORY
LABOR AND CHILD LABOR
The Vivendi group complies with the ILO conventions and prohibits
all forms of forced labor. Child labor is strictly prohibited in the group.
In certain very specific cases, such as filmmaking or music recordings,
where minors may be involved, all regulatory requirements are strictly
complied with.
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