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Human rights are the rights and freedoms that are essential for human existence. These are the basic rights that are not granted by a state and are to be protected by companies and individuals. But in today’s society, there are still many factors that hinder the protection of human rights. Each company in our group is committed to initiatives that ensure that their business activities or the scope in which such activities have impact on that will hinder the protection of our stakeholders’ human rights.

Our goals for "human rights"

Establish a human rights due diligence organization
that includes our business partners by 2030

Initiatives for human rights

In 2023, our group formulated a Human Rights Policy that clarified our stance and mindset on our initiatives for human rights. We will first understand the status of human rights protections practiced in our group. If any inadequacies are found, we will promptly take action to improve the situation.

Human Rights Policy

1. Basic Position on Human Rights of Musashi Paint Group's (hereinafter referred to as "We")

We respect the human rights of all people involved in our business based on our management philosophy: "We will be a group in which each and every one of the employees are enriched from both an intellectual and material perspective so that they can work together with pride.".

2. Scope of Application

Our Company: Applies to the corporation as a group, officers, and employees.
Business partners: We will require our business partners and all other companies involved in our business to make efforts to respect human rights.

3. Applicable Laws and Regulations

We will comply with international standards and the human rights laws of all countries in which we operate.

4. Promotion Structure

The Human Resources & General Affairs Division of Musashi Paint Holdings will take the lead in promoting human rights.

5. Human Rights Due Diligence

If it becomes clear that our business activities are causing or contributing to human rights abuses, we will work to correct and remedy such abuses.
In addition, even if our business activities do not cause or contribute to human rights abuses, we will work to correct them if our business activities are directly involved in human rights abuses through our business relationships.

6. Priority Issues in our Human Rights Work

1） Prohibition of forced labor

We respect the wishes of our employees and eliminate all involuntary work.
We do not impose any unreasonable restrictions on work.

2） Prohibition of child labor and consideration for young workers (under 18 years old)

We do not engage in any child labor (15 years of age or younger who have not completed compulsory education).
As a general rule, our hiring criteria are high school graduates who are at least 18 years old.
When employing persons under the age of 18 for special reasons, we do not allow them to perform hazardous or harmful work and will take other measures to comply with the law.

3） Respect for Working Hours

We will manage work in accordance with the law and with due consideration for the health and safety of our employees.

4） Reasonable Wages and Benefits

We will provide wages and benefits to our employees according to a wage structure that complies with the law.
In addition, we do not make unreasonable cuts that undermine the livelihood of our employees.

5） Prohibition of Inhumane Treatment

We will prohibit any inhumane acts of harassment, sexual abuse, corporal punishment, mental or physical oppression, or verbal abuse of our employees.
If such acts are found, they will be dealt with strictly in accordance with employment regulations.

6） Prohibition of Discrimination

We will prohibit all forms of discrimination (race, gender, physical characteristics, religion, etc.) against employees.
If such acts are found, they will be dealt with strictly in accordance with employment regulations.

7） Sanitary Facilities, Meals, and Housing

To ensure the health of our employees, we will provide clean canteens, toilets, locker rooms, and other welfare facilities for employees within the company, as well as safe and clean dormitories and company housing for employees in consideration of their circumstances.

8） Communication

We will always create opportunities for dialog and listen to the opinions of our employees in order to establish good communication with them.

9） Appropriate management of raw materials that violate human rights

We will strive for appropriate management in conjunction with our environmental and quality management systems to prevent the use in our products of raw materials produced or manufactured in countries or regions where human rights are violated, including conflict minerals.

7. We will periodically review our Human Rights Policy in light of changing social conditions.

Current challenges and responses regarding human rights

Society prioritizes the protection of human rights in the supply chain over other CSR activities. Our CSR surveys indicate that our customers are interested in our group’s human rights initiatives. It is our first priority to ensure that our business activities are aligned with the code of conduct stated in our Human Rights Policy.

Our next priority is to seek understanding and cooperation from our business partners that provide us with raw materials to comply with our Human Rights Policy, and to create a human rights due diligence organization which will facilitate surveys among our business partners.