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We believe that we must respect basic human rights in everything we do.

We are therefore committed to and support:

• The UN Global Compact
• The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
• The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
• The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
• The International Labour Organisation Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
• The International Labour Organisation Tripartite Declaration Concerning Multinational Corporations and Social Policy
• The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

We believe our main responsibilities lie in a number of critical areas - employee rights, the right to access finance for vulnerable and disadvantaged members of the community and the risk of human rights violations within our supply chain.

We are committed to ensuring that our people work under conditions that meet all labour standards and laws of the countries in which we operate and that we only employ people above the legal working age.

Westpac is a signatory to the UN Global Compact and its ten principles on human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption. We submit a Communication on Progress to the UN Global Compact office annually.

Read more about Westpac's Approach to Respecting Human Rights (PDF 151kb)