SOCIAL BUSINESS

Ethical requirements applied by CityTex Company

• BACKGROUND

EU Armed Forces standard strives to ensure that any acquisition on behalf of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) reinforces the positive developments within society involving people, society and the environment among others. In order to achieve this goal, there are a number of requirements to any NATO Contractor, like CityTex Company as. Among these duties and obligations involving a Contractor’s social, environmental and financial responsibility are effective measures for anti-corruption and business management. 

NATO Ethical requirements to all Contractors, CityTex Company included as well, supplements the Contractor’s signed Self-Assessment and Ethical Declaration provided for review to each Ministry of Defense in relevant acquisitions. 

2. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 

     2.1.    INTRODUCTION 

CityTex Company complies with the basic requirements for human rights, labor rights and the environment. The scope of delivery is made under conditions consistent with the requirements set forth below. These requirements are based on fundamental UN conventions, ILO conventions and national labor legislation at the place of production. 

     2.2.    UN HUMAN RIGHTS 

CityTex Company respects UN Human Rights. 

     2.3.    FORCED LABOUR/SERVITUDE 

     (ILO Convention nr. 29 and 105) 

In CityTex Company, we have no form of forced labor, servitude or involuntary    work. 

The workers cannot provide a deposit or identity document to the employer and shall be free to terminate their employment with reasonable notice. 

     2.4.    ASSOCIATION / COLLECTIVE BARGAIN CONVENTION 

     (ILO Convention nr. 87, 98) 

With no exception, the workers are entitled to join or establish trade unions of their choice and to negotiate collectively. 

CityTex Company does not discriminate or allow such behavior against union representatives nor prevent them from performing their trade union work. 

If law limits these rights, CityTex Company facilitates and, in any event, prevents parallel mechanisms for free and independent organization and negotiation. 

       2.5.    PROHIBITION OF CHILD LABOUR 

      (UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, ILO Convention nr. 138, 182) 

Children have the right to be protected from economic exploitation at work, and the right to be protected from carrying out work that may impair educational and development opportunities.

The minimum age must not be below the age of 15 (14 or 16 years in certain countries). Children under the age of 18 should not perform work that endangers health or safety, including night work. 

      2.6.    DISCRIMINATION 

      (ILO Convention nr. 100 to 111) 

In CityTex Company there is no discrimination in working life based on ethnicity, religion, age, disability, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, union membership or political affiliation allowed.

      2.7.    WORK ENVIROMENT 

      2.7.1.  PAY AND WORKING CONDITION 

CityTex Company ensures that employees in their own organization and employees of any subcontractors do not have inferior pay and working conditions than those provided for in the applicable national collective agreement, or that which is normal for the place and occupation concerned. 

The working environment is safe and hygienic, given the prevailing knowledge of the industry and particular hazards. At the production site, the working environment complies with a set of national legal minimum standards for safety and hygiene. Appropriate measures are taken to prevent accidents and health damage resulting from, associated with or occurring in connection with work, as far as possible by minimizing the causes of danger(s) in the working environment. All employees have access to health and safety equipment / protective gear meeting national minimum standards. 

Employees are informed periodically of any health risks associated with the work. 

      2.7.2.  OVERTIME 

Hours per week do not ever exceed national legal standards. 

Workers always do receive overtime allowance, in accordance with national legal standards. 

      2.7.3.  REQUIREMENTS FOR WORK AGREEMENT 

All workers have a work contract written in Albanian language, their mother language which they understand. 

Employee obligations under international conventions and national social security legislation, which follows from the ordinary employment relationship, are not circumvented through the use of short-term contracts (such as choreography, casual work, day-to-day work), subcontractors or other working conditions.

3.  ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSOBILITY 

     3.1.   ENVIROMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 

CityTex Company have established standard environmental management system that minimum consists of the following elements: 

• Our system for the respective company’s environmental considerations and environmental policy.

• Having our concrete strategy for competence in the field of environment.

• Applying EU Procedures for implementing the Contract in an environmentally sound manner 

CityTex Company refers periodically to the company’s quality or environmental management system in accordance with ISO 14000, EMAS, or other equivalent third party approved systems.

     3.2.   PACKAGING RECYCLING 

NATO contractors (manufacturer or importer, like CityTex Company is) who uses packaging is a member of a return arrangement at the time of the contract, or fulfil the obligation through their own return order with their own final disposal order where the packaging is handled in an environmentally sound manner.

  4.  CORRUPTION PREVENTION 

(Council of Europe’s Criminal Code on Corruption of 27 January 1999 and the    Additional Protocol of 22 January 2003) 

CityTex Company have implemented measures and have processes in our business that will prevent corruption and impact trading. 

Measures or systems that the CityTex Company can prove to have taken to prevent corruption like as: 

• Establishment of internal control 

• Preparation of ethical guidelines 

1. Creation of an alert channel and the like

    

 5. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 

CityTex Company have taken the necessary steps to implement the requirements of this Annex and incorporate the requirements within all of its operations and integrate the stated requirements into its business philosophy. 

CityTex Company assumes responsibility for all matters relating to these ethical rules of a leader within the CityTex Company’s organization. 

CityTex Company complies with these requirements as a condition for all agreements entered into with subcontractors. These agreements obligate subcontractors’ compliance with all the requirements in this annex and participate as a Subcontractor in the Contractor’s internal or other control activities as needed. 

   6. COMPLIANCE 

     6.1.   DOCUMENTATION 

At Purchasers request, it is documented that the NATO Ethical Requirements to all Contractors is respected. The following documentation is accepted: 

• A report from the CityTex Company documenting ethical requirements have been met. 

• An independently prepared report on working conditions at the production site(s). Information about the inspection method and the identity of the inspector is required 

• Relevant certification of the CityTex Company. SA-8000 or equivalent standard 

     6.2.   INSPECTIONS 

The Purchaser and his authorized representatives reserve the right to inspect periodically all production and storage areas used by the CityTex Company, including all production and storage areas used by subcontractors. 

     6.3.   BREACH OF RESPONSIBLE ETHIC RULES FOR CONTRACTORS 

In the event of a violation of the NATO Ethical Requirements, CityTex Company shall take necessary corrective action within a period agreed between Purchaser and CityTex Company. The agreed deadline should not be longer than 3 months.