Company
RIU Hotels & Resorts
Date of signature
4 November 2021
Signatories
RIU Hotels & Resorts CEO and IUF General Secretary
Key objectives
“The parties express their commitment to ensuring that all persons employed by the Group or operating on behalf of RIU can fully access and effectively exercise their internationally recognized human rights, in particular those specified in the United Nations International Bill of Human Rights and the fundamental ILO Conventions. RIU and the IUF recognize the indispensable role that unions and social dialogue play in the protection and enablement of workers fundamental rights within the human rights due diligence framework set out in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Companies.
RIU is committed to ending sexual harassment at work. Conduct that fosters a hostile work environment must therefore be prevented and addressed.".
Duration
Not defined
Applicable law
Not defined
Implementation and dissemination
The agreement details principles and procedures to combat sexual harassment at work.
“RIU will negotiate the local application of this agreement with the unions, especially the IUF affiliates in each country, when appropriate. At this level, unions will be involved in the design, implementation and monitoring of local application and in the integration of sexual harassment in the management of health and safety at work.”
“In countries where RIU operates and where there are no unions affiliated to the IUF and where there are no measures in force to address sexual harassment, this agreement can be used as a reference for establishing the necessary means to combat sexual harassment, in accordance with the Group's general zero tolerance policy. “
Review and monitoring
“RIU will communicate to the IUF, annually, the number of disciplinary sanctions related to cases of sexual harassment or sexist comments and, in particular, those that have resulted in the termination of an employment contract…
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In order to ensure that the provisions of this agreement are known by local management and union representation in all company operations, and that effective procedures have been implemented to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, RIU and the IUF agree to evaluate the progress of their actions at annual meetings.
Dispute settlement and sanctions
Not defined
Related texts
Memorandum of Understanding between RIU and the IUF signe the same day
Main topics
Sexual harassment