Together with our Employees

Human Rights

Achievements

Respecting Human Rights and Legal Compliance

Compliance Card

We are ensuring a sense of respect for human rights by distributing cards with descriptions herein for all our domestic employees that reads; "We (Yokohama Rubber and Group Companies) will act based on the following eight pillars of principles, regardless of being inside or outside of the country, respecting all kinds of human rights, complying with related legislations, international rules, and their spirits, in order to create a sustainable society by applying good common sense all the time."
As for our overseas offices, each subsidiary has their own code of conduct catered to their region based on these principles.

  1. Provide socially useful products and services, followed by securing customer satisfaction and credibility
  2. Fair, transparent, and free competition with proper trading
  3. Fair disclosure of company information
  4. Realize employees' comfort and affluence
  5. Proactive approach for environmental issues
  6. As "good corporate citizens"
  7. Protection and management of company assets and information
  8. Contribute to each country or region by complying with their prevailing laws

Countermeasures for Sexual Harassment

We have set forth our basic guidelines as to workplace without any form of sexual harassment; we have placed it on our "Human Resources Corner" of our internal intranet with its supporting system such as where to contact for counseling and to lodge complaints. There were 11 cases reported to our Compliance Hotline (Whistle-Blowing System) as to harassment and we have settled all the cases in the proper manner in the fiscal of 2012.

Countermeasure for Power Harassment

We have set forth our tips to solve any form of power harassment; we have placed it on the "Human Resources Corner" of our internal intranet with its supporting system such as where to contact for counseling and handling complaints.

Survey of Labor Laws and Labor Practices at our Group Companies

Every year, we are conducting a survey with regards to labor conditions or CSR on human resources at our group companies both in domestic and overseas to ensure they comply with the prevailing legislations.