Respect for Human Rights
1. Basic philosophy and framework
At Tokai Rika, our philosophy is “to honor the language and spirit of the law and the ethics of every nation, and to work in harmony with nature and local communities,” and we recognize the importance of respecting human rights in all of our business activities. We support the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and promote efforts to respect human rights based on our Group Human Rights Policy.
2. Conducting human rights due diligence
| Scope of investigation | We annually assess the risks to human rights for our Company, Group companies in Japan and overseas, and major business partners. |
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| Implementing risk assessment methods | We identify risks by appropriately relying on both surveys and interviews. |
| Consideration for foreign technical interns | We investigate the placement of interns on an individual basis and have in place an evaluation and improvement process that covers items such as working conditions, housing, living support, and fees. |
3. Expanding activities that educate and raise awareness
| Joint education with Group companies and business partners |
We bring together—both in-person and online—our own executives and department general managers, Group companies in Japan and overseas, and business partners for education on human rights concepts and due diligence. We had approximately 150 participants in FY 2024. |
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| Human rights training for new employees | We also conduct human rights education during April’s new employee training, including for new hires from Group companies, given that we believe such knowledge to be essential for working professionals. |
4. Expanding consultation services
We have in place various consultation services both inside and outside the company, workplace counselors, and family counseling services. By making these services more accessible to both internal and external parties, and by continuously training our consultation and counseling staff, we maintain a system capable of providing appropriate responses.
5. Future goals and specific commitments
- Expand training beyond new hires to include all employees and, from FY 2025, incorporate human rights education into training for employees being promoted.
- Create a human-rights risk map to identify risks in detail and address issues for our Company, our Group companies in Japan and overseas, and our major business partners.
- Incorporate items related to harassment in our engagement surveys, conduct regular workplace interviews to understand what actually has taken place, and promote efforts to prevent and eradicate such issues.