Saunders Midwest will not tolerate and will not condone the use of slavery, forced, involuntary or coerced labor, child labor, human trafficking or sex trafficking by any employee, subcontractor or supplier in the operation or support of our business or the sales and distribution of our products.
Saunders Midwest shall require that its employees, contractor/vendors, subcontractors, and suppliers:
- Not engage in any form of human trafficking, whether by force, fraud, or coercion; or any form of involuntary servitude, debt bondage or slavery; or any form of sex trafficking;
- Not knowingly use any form of forced or involuntary labor;
- Not engage in, or support the use of child labor and shall comply with all applicable local child labor laws;
- Not destroy, conceal, confiscate, or otherwise deny access by an employee to the employee’s identity or immigration documents, such as passports or drivers’ licenses;
- Not use misleading or fraudulent practices during the recruitment of employees or offering of employment, and shall endeavor to the extent possible to disclose to employees, in a format and language accessible to the employee, the basic information regarding the key terms and conditions of employment, including wages and fringe benefits, the location of work, any significant cost to be charged to the employee, and, if applicable, the hazardous nature of the work. If required by law or contract, provide an employment contract, recruitment agreement, or other required work document in writing, which shall be in a language the employee understands;
- Comply with all applicable local wages, benefit, and working hours labor laws;
- Not charge employee recruitment fees and shall not use recruiters that do not comply with local labor laws of the country in which the recruiting takes place.
Saunders Midwest will take appropriate disciplinary action for violations of these rules, up to and including termination of employees, contractor/vendors, subcontractors, and suppliers.