AUO human rights policy

AUO firmly believes that protection of human rights is the essential
foundation for sustainable business operations. To ensure that each and
every employee is treated fairly and with respect at workplace, we follow
internationally recognized human rights conventions and put our
commitments and policies concerning human rights in place. We also
make sure that the company operations of the AUO Group do not
violate or infringe human rights through a four-stage due diligence
process in order to protect the rights of our employees and value chain
partners.

Guiding Principles
  • UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights
  • UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPBHR)
  • Global Sullivan Principles
  • Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) Code of Conduct
  • Social Accountability 8000 International Standard

Scope

The AUO Human Rights Policy applies to all of the group's businesses, including global employees and across our entire business activities. We require our group's subsidiaries, suppliers, contractors, subcontractors, customers, joint ventures, and other value chain partners to adhere to the same standards.

Commitments and Policies

AUO is committed to complying with the human rights protection laws and guidelines in areas where we operate worldwide. We exercise due diligence to prevent human rights infringements with or to any third parties, and build a culture of equality, respect, care, and security within our company in accordance with the following principles. We also supervise our value chain partners in the protection of human rights.

  • Implement Equal Employment Opportunity and equality of opportunity
  • Prohibit the use of all forms of forced labor
  • Prohibit the hiring of child labor or labor originated from human trafficking
  • Create a work environment that is diverse, inclusive, humane, free from harassment, and has zero tolerance for discrimination
  • Provide fair wages and equal remuneration according to law
  • Ensure the safety and health of the workplace, as well as of the places where we provide meals and accommodation
  • Strive to protect the health of our employees
  • Respect our employees’ right to freedom of association, i.e., the right to form or join or not to join any groups or organizations having a common viewpoint or purpose
  • Maintain positive labor relations and provide communication platforms by various means to create a culture of open communication
Due Diligence Process

  • Risk Identification

    • Scope out the relevant human rights due diligence issues to the stakeholders according to the UNGPBHR principles.
    • Develop the Human Rights Risk Assessment Matrix (HRSAM) to investigate the likelihood and severity of the identified human rights due diligence issues occurring on employees, suppliers, and contractors.

  • Preventive Measures

    • Establish mechanisms with respect to recruitment, communications, prevention of sexual harassment, data protection and other policies based on the identified human rights due diligence issues.
    • Develop control plans for the human rights issues according to the HRSAM.
    • Promote and execute the code of conduct on human rights with suppliers and contractors.
    • Provide trainings for employees on human rights.