Implementing ESHS and OHS Standards
Preventing Gender-Based Violence
I, ___________________ , acknowledge that adhering to Environmental, Social, Health and Safety (ESHS) standards, following the project's Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements, and preventing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is important.
The Company considers that failure to follow ESHS and OHS standards, or to partake in activities constituting GBV-be it at the work site, the work site surroundings, workers' camps, or in the surrounding communities-constitute acts of gross misconduct and are therefore grounds for sanctions, penalties or potential termination of employment. Prosecution by the police of those who commit GBV may be pursued if appropriate.
I agree that while working on the project I will:
1. Consent to a police background check
2. Attend and actively partake in training courses related to ESHS, OHS, and GBV as requested by my employer
3. Wear my personal protective equipment (PPE) at all times when at the work site or engaged in project-related activities
4. Take all practical steps to implement the contractor's environmental and social management plan (C-ESMP)
5. Implement the OHS Management Plan
6. Adhere to a zero-alcohol policy during work activities, and refrain from the use of narcotics or other sub-stances that can impair faculties at all times
7. Treat women, children (persons under the age of 18), and men with respect regardless of race, color, language, religion, political or other opinion, national, ethnic or social origin, property, disability, birth or other status
8. Not use language or behavior towards women, children or men that is inappropriate, harassing, abusive, sexually provocative, demeaning or culturally inappropriate
9. Not sexually exploit or abuse project beneficiaries and members of the surrounding communities
10. Not engage in sexual harassment of work personnel and staff-for instance, making unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature is prohibited; for example: looking somebody up and down; kissing, howling or smacking sounds; hanging around somebody; whistling and catcalls; in some instances, giving personal gifts
11. Not engage in sexual favors-for instance, making promises of favorable treatment (e.g., promotion), threats of unfavorable treatment (e.g., loss of job) or payments in kind or in cash, dependent on sexual acts-or other forms of humiliating, degrading or exploitative behavior
12. Not use prostitution in any form at any time
13. Not participate in sexual contact or activity with children under the age of 18, including grooming or contact through digital media-mistaken belief regarding the age of a child is not a defense; consent from the child is also not a defense or excuse
14. Not have sexual interactions with members of the surrounding communities unless there is the full consent102 by all parties involved, including relationships involving the withholding or promise of actual provision of benefit (monetary or non-monetary) to community members in exchange for sex (including prostitution)-such sexual activity is considered "non-consensual" within the scope of this Code
15. Consider reporting through the GRM or to my manager any suspected or actual GBV by a fellow worker, whether employed by my company or not, or any breaches of this Code of Conduct
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102 Consent: refers to when an adult makes an informed choice to agree freely and voluntarily to do something. There is no consent when agreement is obtained through the use of threats, force or other forms of coercion, abduction, fraud, manipulation, deception, or misrepresentation; the use of a threat to withhold a benefit to which the person is already entitled, or; a promise made to the person to provide a benefit. In accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the World Bank considers that consent cannot be given by children under the age of 18, even if national legislation of the country into which the Code of Conduct is introduced has a lower age. Mistaken belief regarding the age of the child and consent from the child is not a defense.