Human Rights Policy
Purpose
life, health, and environment, provisioning of employment and business partner opportunities; promoting social well-
being and adding value to the communities, near to the areas where we operate.
Protecting and respecting human dignity is central to our everyday business operations. We conduct our businesses
in a fair and equitable manner, meeting our social responsibilities as a direct and indirect employer. We are committed
to respecting the human rights of all our stakeholders including employees, contractor workforce, business partners,
suppliers and communities including of socially vulnerable groups such as indigenous people; women; national or
ethnic, religious, and linguistic minorities; children; LGBTQ people, people with disabilities.
This policy is forward looking and is aligned with United Nations Declaration on Human Rights, UN Guiding Principles
s (UDHR), and ILO.
The policy sets a vision for businesses across the Vedanta group.
Scope
This policy is applicable to all Vedanta Limited companies, including subsidiaries, joint ventures, and acquisitions,
managed sites, licensees, outsourcing partners, corporate offices, and research facilities. This policy is also
applicable to all Vedanta Limited employees, contractor employees, business partners, suppliers, and others with
whom Vedanta does business.
In addition, this policy is applicable throughout the operational lifecycle of the projects and mines, covering stages
from exploration and planning to evaluation, operation, and closure.
Objectives of the Human Rights Policy
Vedanta will strive to:
Be compliant with national regulatory requirements regarding human rights, labor practices and in all jurisdictions
in which we operate.
Develop systems to identify, manage, and mitigate risks and adverse impacts on direct and indirect workforce,
communities, and environment.
Avoid complicity with parties violating principles such as United Nations Declaration on Human Rights, UN Guiding
Human Rights
(UDHR), and ILO.
Promote a culture of respect by raising awareness on human rights, amongst employees, communities, business
partners and relevant stakeholders.
Assess risks against the policy expectations, across the company operations and the supply chain and reporting
performance to ensure transparency.
Set targets and objectives to avoid, reduce or mitigate human rights and labor related impacts on people and
planet.
Review the performance against the policy on a periodic basis as per our objectives including the sharing of
good practices throughout the organization and stakeholders.
Actively encourage value chain partners and suppliers to align with this policy and manage human rights impacts.
Ensure a fair and effective grievance mechanism accessible to all stakeholders.
Our commitment towards employees and contractual workers
Have zero tolerance for any form of forced, compulsory or child labor, as well as human trafficked labor working
at Vedanta managed and operated businesses or within business relationships across the supply chain.
Promote fair, safe, and healthy working conditions as guided by the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles
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and Rights to Work.
Recognize and respect employee rights to associate freely and to collective bargaining.
Be an equal opportunity employer and ensure that all our employees are provided sufficient leaves and working
hours do not exceed beyond the regulatory requirements.
Ensure that all employees and contractor workforce are fairly and equitably paid, the remuneration structure is
compliant with statutory obligations of the jurisdiction in which we operate.
Strive to improve workforce representation by making it more inclusive and reflecting gender and culture-informed
approaches.
Hire competent employees, with preference to local employment as far as possible.
Ensure relevant and appropriate training opportunities are made available for the employees and the contractor
workforce for a continuous professional development.
Ensure non-discrimination and treat all employees with respect and dignity and judge solely on their performance
irrespective of their race, religion, caste, nationality, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, HIV/AIDS
status, and any other characteristic.
Accelerate equality for all and to create an inclusive, accessible workplace that supports persons with disabilities
(PwD).
Do no harm to life and ensure physical and psychological safety, freedom, and well-being of our employees,
communities, and other relevant stakeholders.
Respect individuals' privacy and complying with applicable laws on collection, storage, use, retention, transfer,
and deletion of personal information.
Our commitment towards local communities
Avoid or minimize risks to and impacts on the health and safety of the local community during the project life cycle
from both routine and non-routine circumstances.
Respect and preserve the cultural lifestyle and heritage of the local communities.
Work to obtain the free, prior, informed consent (FPIC) of IP / VTGs when projects are located on traditional or
customary lands.
Engage with the local community to understand their priorities and concerns and informing them of operations
that might affect them in an accurate, transparent, culturally appropriate, and timely manner
Avoid and minimize physical and economic displacement of people as much as possible by adopting appropriate
practices.
Responsibility & Review
This policy is part of the Vedanta Sustainability Framework, and each Vedanta business shall implement this policy.
Group CEO will be accountable for controlling and setting the policy, and the Group Executive Committee are
responsible for the full implementation of the policy and associated standards. The Board ESG Committee will review
this policy annually and recommend appropriate revisions to the Board as may deem necessary.
Relevant Policies: CSR Policy, Anti-harassment & Discrimination Policy, Gender, Equity & Inclusion Policy, Code of
Conduct, Supplier Code of Conduct, Health & Safety Policy
Signed by:
Sunil Duggal
Group CEO, Vedanta Limited
Date: 27 July 2023
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