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"Employees are provided with the Code of Business Conduct(which includes the human rights commitments and standards described in the Company governance and policy section above) upon commencement with BHP Billiton, and it is a condition of employment to behave in accordance with the Code. Our Code requires suppliers to be given access to the current edition and helped to understand our compliance and business conduct expectations as outlined in the Code.Annual risk-based Code of Business Conduct training must be undertaken by all our people in each area of the organisation."
The Code of Business Conduct requires the human rights implications of all our activities to be considered and for due diligence to be undertaken on our partners and contractors to assess their alignment with human rights. The Code specifically prohibits the use of suppliers who breach laws or regulations or use child or forced labour or physical punishment to discipline employees, even if allowed by local law. The Code requires members of our workforce to report to management any evidence of child or forced labour or the inhumane treatment of employees in our operations or those linked to our Company.2
Annual risk-based Code of Business Conduct training must be undertaken by all our people in each area of the organisation.4