As a leader in emerging markets, Agility takes its commitments to setting and enforcing a high standard for the protection of human rights seriously. We believe that fair labor principles are an important foundation for global commerce.
Fair Labor Employee Training Video
Agility trains prospective and new employees on their rights at Agility. Watch the video to find out more about our human rights promise to employees.
Agility’s fair labor program in the Middle East was a groundbreaking initiative more than 10 years ago and has helped drive worker protections worldwide.
Agility started implementing a robust fair labor program more than a decade ago, with a strong focus on setting high standards on human rights compliance, management training, and ongoing awareness building with employees to ensure that they know their rights and how to exercise them. Agility has also committed to third-party human rights audits for all emerging markets operations.
There are four parts to our fair labor program. First, we ask our emerging markets operations to complete a self-assessment of their human rights risks, which we then further supplement with a market-based risk assessment. Second, all country management and HR employees go through management training, which includes real-world scenarios and applied-knowledge tests. Third, our Fair Labor trainers roll out the program to all employees, including educating them on how to raise a concern via Agility’s ethics reporting hotline. Posters showing our human rights commitments are placed in offices, warehouses, and company accommodation where applicable. Finally, once the training is complete, all non-compliance areas are addressed and an audit follows. The cycle repeats every 2 years.
Step 1. Self-Assessment conducted within the past year
Step 2. Management training
Step 3. Employee roll-out
Step 4. 3rd party audit
Our Human Rights Promise
Protection for Complainants
Protection for Complainants
Agility investigates all reported ethics grievances while protecting complainants. Agility forbids any retaliatory action toward anyone raising a grievance in good faith.
No Child Labor
No Child Labor
Agility does not employ anyone under legal working age, and ensures no one under 18 works in hazardous conditions.
No Forced Labor
No Forced Labor
We prohibit the use of forced labor, including labor demanded of employees because of their debt. We don’t tolerate agencies charging prospective employees illegal recruitment ‘fees’ or bribes, and will not hold passports without voluntary consent.
Fair Work Hours & Wages
Fair Work Hours & Wages
Agility strives to compensate employees fairly, and comply with all minimum or living wage requirements, overtime and benefit laws, we do not allow disciplinary measures that cause an employee to work without pay.
Freedom of Association
Freedom of Association
Agility takes an open attitude towards collective bargaining, where permitted by law, and will not hinder the development of means for independent and free association.
No Discrimination & Harassment
No Discrimination & Harassment
Agility does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, nationality, sexual preference, disability, or any other factors prohibited by applicable laws. Agility is committed to providing a work environment that is free from all types of harassment.
Health, Safety & the Environment
Health, Safety & the Environment
Agility ensures all employees have the right training and equipment to perform their job safely and healthily. Accommodations, when provided, are clean, safe and secure.
Community & Stakeholder Engagement
Community & Stakeholder Engagement
Establishing open dialogue with the communities in which we work is essential to identify and collaboratively address any fair labor issues in our supply chain.
More from Our People
Diversity
Agility employees are at the heart of the company’s success. Our people define our character, deliver our performance, and possess the specialized knowledge that differentiates us a company.
At Agility, we’ve set a global Target Zero to achieve a zero-incident work environment for all of facilities. When it comes to the health and wellbeing of our people, no other target makes sense.
Agility is a leader and investor in technology to enhance supply chain efficiency, a pioneer in emerging markets logistics, and the leading provider of digital tools that empower small businesses and individuals to manage their logistics online.
