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

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 workplace for employees in these countries where the standards match those in our operations elsewhere, and thereby contribute to improving employment practices generally.

We conduct an annual human rights employment audit to make sure we are delivering our commitment to international human rights standards. The head of Human Resources in each country where we operate is required to report on whether GSK employment practices meet these standards via a self-assessment questionnaire. In 2005 this audit did not identify any human rights issues in 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, see Internal communication.

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 2005 there were no cases reported by employees to our compliance function that directly raised human rights issues.

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