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Involuntary Labor INVOLUNTARY LABOR GUIDING PRINCIPLE Helpful Definitions Involuntary Labor (Forced Labor): Workers shall have free choice to enter into employment, have unrestricted movement while Work that is performed by a worker involuntarily, as a result of employed, seek employment without being subject to predatory recruitment practices and deception or coercion, or under maintain the ability to sever their employment without penalty. The goal is a workplace that threat of penalty. does not place restrictions on workers' ability to engage in employment freely.1 Indentured Labor: Work that is performed by a worker with or without an employment contract DISNEY CODE where the worker is not able to leave at will. Manufacturers will not use any forced or involuntary labor, whether prison, Prison Labor: Involuntary labor that bonded, indentured or otherwise. is performed by prisoners. Under prison labor arrangements, inmates may be brought to the manufacturing facility, or the KEY COMPLIANCE BENCHMARKS production may occur in the prison facility. Although prisoners may be paid, because they cannot refuse INVOLUNTARY LABOR the work, this is considered a form of involuntary labor. • Workers must be paid for all work performed. Debt Bondage: A situation in • The facility, labor agents, and contractors must not retain, nor obtain consent which a worker is not permitted to from a worker to retain, any original personal identification documents, monetary leave a job due to monetary debt deposits, or other collateral as a condition for employment or continued owed to the employer or a labor employment. recruiter for the fees and expenses paid in order to obtain the job or • Where a legally-binding collective bargaining agreement (CBA) exists between for such expenses as fines, tools, management and workers, the facility must comply with the CBA’s specific work uniforms, or living expenses. provisions, which take precedence over standard legal requirements and the Employment Contract: A Disney Code. document which attributes rights and responsibilities between the FEES worker and the employer. The contract should include all required • Workers must not be charged any recruitment fees, expenses, or other costs for details (e.g., wages, hours, worker them to obtain their jobs. Any expenses associated with obtaining a job must be signature, etc.), and comply with covered by the employer and workers must be reimbursed if they have paid any local law. such fees (see Reimbursement of Fees & Expenses for more details). Migrant Worker: A person who either migrates within their country of origin (internal migration) or outside it (crossing an international border) to pursue employment. 1 References in this document to “employer,” “employment, ”and related terms refer to the manufacturer and/or labor agent (whichever parties hold the employment contract with the worker) and the work performed by workers at facilities used to produce Disney-branded items. With respect to references in this document that the "employer" reimburse fees to workers, such reimbursement may be made by the manufacturer, labor agent, licensee, vendor, or any combination thereof, as agreed to by such parties. Effective: November 1, 2020 | 1 INVOLUNTARY LABOR • Living expenses (such as food, housing, utilities, equipment, or transport) that are not described in an employment contract must not be deducted from or accrued Undocumented Migrant Worker: against earned wages. A migrant worker who is not authorized to enter, stay or engage in employment in the particular FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT country where he/she is working. • The employer must allow workers to move freely within their designated work Foreign Migrant Worker: An areas during work hours, including being allowed access to drinking water and individual who is recruited and toilet facilities. Workers must be allowed to leave the facility during meal periods migrates from his/her country of and after work hours. origin to another country where he/she is not a permanent resident • Where employer-provided housing is available for workers, curfews may not be for the specific purpose of imposed. employment. PRISON LABOR Internal Migrant Worker: An individual who is recruited and • The employer is prohibited from employing any prison labor, whether directly or migrates from his/her habitual indirectly through a labor agent or as part of a government-sanctioned place of residence to another state or province within the same country rehabilitation program. of residence for the specific purpose of employment. DOCUMENT RETENTION & STORAGE Labor Agents: Staffing/recruiting • Other than for a short time as needed for the purpose of processing visas, work agents and agencies, also referred permits, or other legally mandated purposes, all workers must be allowed to to as employment agents, labor retain full possession and control of their original personal identification contractors, recruitment agents, documents at all times (e.g., passport, national ID, school certificate, work permit, labor brokers, and sub-agents, etc.). including those that are employer- operated or non-employer • If individual lockers are provided to workers to store their personal items, each operated. Labor agents are worker must be permitted to maintain full control of, and private access to, involved in the placement of a worker (from an origin or sending his/her own locker at all times. Facility management must not limit locker access, country) to work in another country such as (1) allowing the locker to be accessible only on a specific day or time or (i.e., the receiving country). Labor with management/supervisor approval or (2) requiring documentation or check- agents are often contracted by the in/out procedures. employer in the receiving country. Sometimes labor agents also work EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS with local labor brokers or sub agents to identify job-seekers. It is • All terms and conditions of employment must be stated in the employment common for a labor agent to utilize contract and must be voluntarily agreed to by workers prior to employment or, in multiple sources that are embedded deep into the labor the case of migrant workers, prior to their departure from their points of origin. supply chain. Some recruitment and placement also happens across • The employment contract must be in a language that workers understand and regions within a country. must be explained verbally to workers who cannot read. • Employment contracts cannot be unilaterally changed once they are signed to provide less favorable pay, benefits, and/or working conditions to workers. • All workers must be allowed to resign or terminate their employment contract subject to the terms of the employment contract and in accordance with local regulations. • If the worker does not provide legally-required notice to terminate his/her employment, any expenses incurred by the employer in connection with termination may be levied against the worker but may not exceed the amount Effective: November 1, 2020 | 2 INVOLUNTARY LABOR permitted by local law or 60% of the worker’s gross monthly base wage, whichever is less. Recruitment Fees: Per the International Labour Organization NON-RETALIATION (ILO), this term refers to fees or expenses incurred in the • Workers shall not be subject to retaliation for providing information regarding recruitment process to secure employment practices that could indicate involuntary labor. These include, but employment or placement for are not limited to, practices such as deception in contracting, threats, monetary workers, regardless of the manner, fines, passport withholding, and requiring recruitment fees and expenses. timing or location of their imposition or collection. Such fees should not be collected from workers by an employer, its subsidiaries, labor agents or other OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE ON RECRUITMENT FEES & third parties providing related services, whether directly or EXPENSES indirectly (such as through deductions from wages and RECRUITMENT FEES & EXPENSES2 benefits). NON-PERMISSIBLE FEES Recruitment and service fees are not to be paid by or assessed against any worker, including any temporary, migrant, student, contract, direct employee, or other type of worker. The following are examples of non-permissible fees and expenses commonly paid by workers and are not meant to be exhaustive: 1. Recruitment & Related Services a. Application, recommendation, recruiting, interviewing, hiring, placement, and processing fees of any kind at any stage in the recruitment and hiring process b. Fees of labor agents, attorneys, notaries, or other legal fees c. Other fee requirements to access the job opportunity 2. Documentation & Permits (including renewals) a. Passport/identity documents needed for the purposes of obtaining employment b. Visas c. Photos for passports or visas d. Temporary work or residence permits e. Police clearance fee f. Birth certificate fee g. Certificate of good behavior fee 3. Medical a. Medical exams and screenings if required by the employer or law b. Immunizations if required by the employer or law 4. Skills & Qualifications a. Background and reference checks b. Additional certifications after the employment offer has been made and accepted 5. Training & Orientation a. Pre-departure training or orientation b. New hire training or orientation 6. Transportation & In-Transit Lodging (including all taxes and fees) 2 Disney is a member of the Responsible Business Alliance’s (RBA) Responsible Labor Initiative, which focuses on the harmonization of
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