Vestas bases its standards and goals on a range of framework agreements established by international organisations such as the UN (United Nations), ILO (International Labour Organisation) and OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development). These agreements all aim to secure ethical accountability through credible courses of action.
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- The UN Declaration of Human Rights of 10 December 1948, including the UN Convention on Civil and Political Rights (FN 1966) and the UN Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (FN 1966).
- Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Council of Europe, 4 November 1950.
- ILO Convention no. 29 (Protection against forced labour).
- ILO Convention no. 87 (Protection of freedom of association).
- ILO Convention no. 98 (Protection of the right to organise and collective bargaining).
- ILO Convention no. 100 (Equal remuneration for men and women for work of the same value).
- ILO Convention no. 105 (Abolition of forced labour).
- ILO Convention no. 111 (Non-discrimination concerning employment).
- ILO Convention no. 138 (Protection against child labour).
- OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, 21 November 1997.
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