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[SOCIAL PERFORMANCE]

EMPLOYEE RIGHTS

At Borusan Group compa- 16.5%. The ratio of women ex-

nies, we promise fair, safe and ecutives to all executives was
healthy work environment for 12%.
our employees and we guaran-
tee that they practice all labor At Borusan Group, we believe
and human rights in line with that social and personal welfare

laws and regulations. Business reside in unconditional equal-
Ethics Rules policy guides our ity of women-men. Human re-
group regarding human and sources policies based on op-

employee rights. portunity and social gender
equality constitute the basis for
According to our business eth- our human resources practices,
ics rules and company policies, while works aiming at raising
child labor and forced labor are awareness among stakeholders

strictly prohibited at group com- and the society are conducted.
panies. To date, no incidents re- OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
garding violation of the freedom For this purpose, we estab-

of association and union rights lished the social equality plat- AND SAFETY
have occurred and none of our form named “Equal Borusan”.
operations carry an obvious risk In the scope of this employee- At all Borusan Group companies, providing can convey their suggestions, complaints
in this manner at group compa- initiative platform, we transform a safer, healthier work environment for em- and expectations regarding health and safe-
nies. As of 2016 end, 81.5% of our language, perspective and ployees, clients and suppliers is our business ty. Suggestions from committees are one of

our blue-collar employees are the way we do business into an priority. In 2016, we continued risk analy- the main enablers for the constant develop-
covered by a collective bargain- equal structure. We aim to cre- ses, performance measurements, trainings, ment of OHS performance.
ing agreement. This ratio is %28 ate awareness in mind set via practices and infrastructure improvements

for all employees. (GRI 102-41) this transformation. Our objec- in accordance with our zero-occupational In 2015, we intended to establish “Borusan
tive is to form a happy and suc- accident target. We provided 85,420 hours OHS Group” in order to develop OHS cul-
Due to the nature of industries cessful future where no social of OHS trainings to 7,460 people, including ture among group companies and provide
we operate in, Borusan Group perception or role, especially contractor employees. a platform where companies share their ex-
companies are preferred most- gender, will prohibit equality. periences and learn from each other. OHS

ly by male employees and thus, Details about this platform are At all Borusan Group companies, we have trainings include 6% of all trainings across
the ratio of women employees located in the Women Empow- Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Com- group companies. In the reporting period,
to all office employees was erment section of our report. mittees that represent entire workforce. OHS we provided around 29 thousand hours

Committees act as an internal communica- OHS training to 8,500 people including sub-
tion mechanism where group employees contractor employees.

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