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The human rights of our employees at work are fully protected by our employment policies and procedures. For more details see employment practices.

We operate globally, including in countries where the government does not fully respect human rights. We believe our presence in these countries is vital to ensure continued access to medicines for their people. We aim to create a working environment for our employees where the standards match those in our operations elsewhere.

To ensure we are delivering our commitment to international human rights standards in employment, we conduct an annual global audit. This involves asking the head of Human Resources for each country where we operate to report on whether GSK employment practices meet these standards. Following the 2004 audit we have not identified any significant human rights issues for our workforce.

We can confirm that GSK does not employ children or anyone younger than 16. All our employees are entitled to join trade unions and to organise, in countries where this is permitted by national legislation. We are committed to listening and responding to the views of our employees, including through works councils and staff consultation committees.

Discrimination and harassment are not tolerated under any circumstances. Employees can report any concerns to senior management on a confidential basis, using our global integrity helpline. During 2004 there were no cases reported by employees to our compliance function that directly raised human rights issues.

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