Human Rights at Benatav

D.M. Benatav is a global industrial company that specializes in the winding and production of coils, sensors and electronic components, and which prioritizes human dignity, rights, and the ability to thrive in every aspect of its business operations. This ideal is part of the core values of our company and its shareholders.

We believe in the value of all human beings and their fundamental rights, as reflected in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the principles defined in the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.

We meticulously adhere to traditional ethical standards that facilitate the value of human dignity, without discrimination and regardless of how the person in question pertains to our business.

Benatav’s Human Rights Policy describes the way in which we apply those values, and serves as a declaration of commitment on the part of the company’s management and its executives. This is a guiding principle for each and every one of the managers and employees with regard to all of our business operations and a promise to our employees, business partners, vendors and all of the other people with whom we interact.

Our Human Rights Policy applies to all of the company’s employees and it pertains to the human rights of several groups of people:

Our employees.
The employees that form part of our extended supply chain.
Our consumers.
Members of the communities in which we live and operate.

Dignity

The process of upholding human rights is primarily based on a sense of respect towards all members of society. We aspire to create a culture of dignity throughout our organization on the basis of such values as caring, teamwork and responsibility. Human dignity means the aspiration to understand human beings and to conduct ourselves in ways that foster trust, integrity and justice. Our fundamental commitment consists of doing everything we can to respect the rights of everyone we interact with.

Inclusion

We have adopted the principle of diversity throughout our organization, and we encourage tolerant thought and inclusion in all of our actions. This includes:

The hiring of employees from different backgrounds and facilitating the inclusion of “otherness” at the workplace. We object to discrimination on the basis of race, skin color, religion, physical disability, national background, age, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, civil status or any other characteristic of otherness.

Commitment to labor rights

We respect, uphold and facilitate fundamental and universal labor rights:

Prohibition on child labor: We support the rights of children to experience childhood without the responsibility that work entails. We do not hire children at our business locations in accordance with the regulations that apply in the countries in which we operate.

Fair Employment

We aspire to be a fair employer, to respect our employees’ rights to a safe environment that’s free of harassment, and to fairly reward them for their efforts. This includes:

Reasonable work hours: We comply with applicable work hours regulations in every country in which we operate, and respect the restrictions that apply to overtime and exceptional work hours, including weekends and national or religious holidays.
Fair compensation: We support the right of people to fair compensation for their work. We comply with all of the regulations that govern salaries and benefits in all of the countries in which we operate. To the extent practicable, we offer salaries and benefits that exceeded the minimum legal requirements, with particular regard to the lowest-earning employees, so that they could provide for themselves and their families with dignity.
Prohibition on harassment: We prohibit any form of harassment in all of our activities, including sexual harassment, corporal or emotional punishment, or any other form of abuse. We instruct our employees to identify the various ways in which harassment can take place, and empower them to report any deviation from this approach.
Workplace safety and hygiene: Our purpose is to create a culture of safety in which each person takes personal responsibility for his workplace safety methods, and aspires for continuous improvement. We provide employees with the training, tools and equipment that are relevant to the safe execution of their roles, and we involve them in the process of improving workplace safety.

Compliance

we constantly seek to comply with all of the laws and regulations that apply in each of the markets in which we operate, and to even exceed those guidelines. We formulate and implement compliance programs that ensure the involvement of employees and managers, monitor our efforts and ensure the allocation of suitable resources to requisite operations.

The Company’s executives are responsible for ensuring compliance with local laws that deal with human rights in all aspects of our business operations, and for receiving reports on human rights violations.

The Company’s Human Resources Director is responsible for making sure that procedures and guidelines that protect human rights are in place, and that no pertinent laws and principles are violated. This includes discrimination, child labor and forced labor. The Human Resources Director is also responsible for informing and training managers and employees with respect to issues that pertain to human rights.