| THE TEN PRINCIPLES OF THE GLOBAL COMPACT |
| Human Rights (Universal Declaration of Human Rights) |
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Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights.
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| Principle 2: |
Businesses should make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
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| Labour Standards (The International Labour Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work)) |
| Principle 3: |
Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining
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| Principle 4: |
Businesses should eliminate all forms of forced and compulsory labour.
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| Principle 5: |
Businesses should uphold the effective abolition of child labour.
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| Principle 6: |
Businesses should uphold the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
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| Environment (The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development) |
| Principle 7: |
Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges.
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| Principle 8: |
Businesses should undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility.
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| Principle 9: |
Businesses should encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.
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| Fight Against Corruption (The United Nations Convention Against Corruption) |
| Principle 10: |
Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.
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