Dealing with employees

MULAG expects its suppliers to comply with the basic employee rights of the respective applicable national legisla-tion. Further, MULAG expects the core labor standards of the International Labor Organization (ILO) to be recognized, taking the applicable laws and legal systems in the various countries and locations into account.

Child labor

MULAG expects its suppliers to prohibit and refrain from any sort of child labor in their companies.

Discrimination/equality/inclusiveness

MULAG expects its suppliers to promote equal opportunities and equal treatment and to prohibit discrimination when hiring employees and in promoting or granting of training and continuing education measures.
No employee may be discriminated against due to their gender, age, skin color, culture, ethnic origin, sexual orienta-tion, disability, religious affiliation or ideology.
Behavior that disrespects the human rights of another person, discriminates against another person or harasses another person will not be tolerated.

Forced labor

MULAG expects its suppliers to prohibit forced labor in their companies.

Right to organize

MULAG expects its suppliers to respect the rights of employees in accordance with national legislation.

Remuneration and working hours

MULAG expects its suppliers to adhere to the respectively applicable national legislation on working hours. Further, the employees of suppliers are expected to receive remuneration that is in accordance with the applicable national laws.

Health protection and occupational safety

MULAG expects its suppliers to comply with the respectively applicable national legislation on health protection and occupational safety. Further, suppliers are expected to establish and apply an appropriate occupational safety management system. This involves both mitigating actual and potential occupational safety risks and training employees to prevent accidents and occupational illnesses as thoroughly as possible.

Environmental protection

MULAG expects its suppliers to comply with the applicable national environmental laws, regulations and standards.

Conflict resources (such as tin, tantalum, tungsten or gold)

Conflict resources are natural resources whose systematic exploitation and trade in the context of a conflict can result in the most serious human rights violations, violations of international humanitarian law, or the commission of crimes under international criminal law. MULAG expects that its suppliers and their sub-suppliers know the origin of the raw materials/minerals and ensure that they do not use any conflict resources.

Prohibition on corruption and bribery

MULAG expects its suppliers to show no tolerance for corruption and ensure compliance in their companies with the United Nations (UN) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) conventions on combating corruption and the relevant anti-corruption laws.
In particular, suppliers must ensure that their employees, subcontractors or representatives do not offer, promise or grant any advantages to MULAG employees or associated third parties with the aim of obtaining an order or any other preferential treatment in the course of business.

Invitations and gifts

MULAG expects its suppliers to avoid misusing invitations and gifts in order to influence. Invitations and gifts to MULAG employees or individuals close to them may only be granted if the occasion and scope are appropriate, i.e. if they are of negligible value and can be regarded as an expression of generally accepted business practices locally. No one should be discriminated against or given preferential treatment because of their gender, ancestry, race, language, country of origin or nationality, marital status, age, disability, faith and religious or political views.
Likewise, suppliers will not demand unreasonable benefits from MULAG employees.

Prevention of conflicts of interest

MULAG expects its suppliers to make decisions related to their business with MULAG exclusively based on objective criteria. Conflicts of interest with private matters or other economic activities or other activities, including those of relatives or otherwise related persons or organizations, should be avoided from the outset.

Fair competition

MULAG expects its suppliers to behave fairly in competition and comply with the applicable antitrust laws. Suppliers will not participate in any agreements with competitors that violate antitrust law, nor will they abuse any dominant position that may exist in the market.

Money laundering

MULAG expects its suppliers to adhere to the applicable legal obligations to prevent money laundering.

Supplier relations

MULAG expects its suppliers to adhere to all the principles and requirements described here on an appropriate scale and communicate them to their subsidiaries and suppliers.

Compliance with the MULAG supplier code

MULAG can verify the suppliers' compliance with the principles and requirements in this MULAG supplier code in consultation with the supplier through audits on site or by a third party commissioned by MULAG. In the form of a self-declaration or evidence, suppliers are obligated to confirm to MULAG that they comply with the principles and requirements of this MULAG supplier code upon request. Any violation of the basic principles and requirements mentioned in the MULAG supplier code will result in substantial deterioration of the contractual relationship.
If there is any suspicion of non-compliance with the described principles and requirements of the MULAG supplier code, MULAG reserves the right to request information about the relevant situation.
MULAG expects its suppliers to correct deviations from the MULAG supplier code within a reasonable period of time. If the supplier does not show any willingness to continuously improve to comply with the described content of the MULAG supplier code, MULAG will discontinue the collaboration.

State 09.02.2022
MULAG Fahrzeugwerk Heinz Wössner GmbH u. Co. KG