Human Rights and Labour Policy

Purpose and scope

FourSight Technologies Inc. (“FourSight”) respects the human rights of everyone affected by our business. This policy applies to our employees, contractors and subcontractors, and sets out what we expect of our suppliers and business partners.

International standards we follow

This policy is based on, and commits FourSight to respecting, the following internationally recognized standards:

• the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
• the United Nations Covenants on Human Rights: the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights;
• the core labour standards of the International Labour Organization (ILO), as set out in the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work;
• the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct;
• the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

We also comply with Canadian and Ontario law, including the Ontario Human Rights Code, the Employment Standards Act, 2000, the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Where local law and these standards differ, we follow the higher standard.

Our commitments

• Protection of children and freedom from child labour. We do not employ children below the legal minimum working age, and young workers are never assigned hazardous work, in line with ILO Conventions 138 and 182.
• Forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking. We prohibit forced, compulsory, bonded and prison labour, modern slavery and human trafficking. Employment is freely chosen, workers may leave on reasonable notice, we never hold identity documents, and we never charge recruitment fees.
• Occupational health and safety. We provide a safe and healthy workplace; see our Health and Safety, Workplace Violence and Harassment Policy.
• Freedom of association and collective bargaining. We respect workers’ right to form and join trade unions and other associations of their choosing, and to bargain collectively, without interference or reprisal.
• Discrimination, harassment, diversity and inclusion. We prohibit discrimination and harassment on any ground protected by the Ontario Human Rights Code, including race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status and disability. We value diversity and work to make our workplace inclusive.
• Appropriate living wage. We meet or exceed all legal minimum wage, hours, overtime and leave requirements, and we are committed to paying an appropriate living wage that allows workers to meet their basic needs.
• Privacy. We protect personal information under our Privacy Policy.

Environment-related human rights

• We prohibit causing harmful soil change, water pollution, air pollution, harmful noise emissions or excessive water consumption that damages people’s health, food, water or livelihoods.
• We comply with the Minamata Convention on Mercury in the use, handling and disposal of mercury-containing products, such as older display backlights and lamps.
• We comply with the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in the products we supply and dispose of.
• We comply with the Basel Convention on hazardous waste. End-of-life electronics are sent only to certified recyclers, and hazardous electronic waste is never exported in breach of the Convention. See our Environmental Policy.

Land, security and legally established rights

• We prohibit unlawful eviction and the unauthorized appropriation of land, forests or water.
• We do not hire or use private or public security forces that, due to a lack of instruction or control, may interfere with human rights. Any security services we ever engage must be properly trained and respect human rights.
• We respect and protect legally established rights and positions, including land rights and the rights of Indigenous peoples.

Groups requiring particular attention

We give particular attention to the rights of people who may be at greater risk, and we commit to respecting:

• the rights of women, consistent with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women;
• the rights of children, consistent with the Convention on the Rights of the Child;
• the rights of migrant workers and their families, consistent with the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families;
• the rights of people of African descent, as recognized by the United Nations;
• the rights of Indigenous peoples, consistent with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples;
• the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, including Roma, Sinti and Travellers;
• the rights of refugees, asylum-seekers and internally displaced people;
• the rights of people living in poverty, guided by the UN Guiding Principles on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights;
• the rights of persons with disabilities, consistent with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and our Accessibility Policy.

Supply chain due diligence

Much of what we buy is technology hardware, software and cloud services, and electronics supply chains can carry human rights risks. In proportion to our size, we identify and assess these risks, favour established manufacturers and distributors with published responsible-sourcing commitments, include human rights expectations in our subcontracts, take action to prevent or end harm we find, and track the effectiveness of what we do. We will not continue working with a supplier found to use forced or child labour if the issue is not promptly corrected. Based on our size, FourSight is not currently a reporting entity under the federal Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act, but we apply its principles.

Governance and oversight

Governance oversight of human rights is assigned at board level to the Lead Partner, who is accountable for this policy, for our human rights due diligence and for reviewing this policy at least once a year. Everyone working for FourSight is expected to follow this policy and is briefed on it when they join.

Raising a concern and remedy

Anyone, including employees, contractors, suppliers, clients and community members, can raise a human rights concern by emailing [email protected] with “Confidential” in the subject line. Concerns are reviewed by the Lead Partner, handled confidentially to the extent possible, and never lead to retaliation against anyone raising an issue in good faith. Where we have caused or contributed to harm, we will provide for or cooperate in its remediation.

Related policies

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