Our Focus on Labor and Human Rights

Heinz has a legacy of providing fair treatment, competitive wages, equal opportunity, and safe and humane working conditions for all Heinz employees worldwide.

Heinz’s commitment to responsible labor practices helps the Company achieve its business objectives. As a respected and trusted employer-of-choice, Heinz is able to attract and retain talented people by fostering good working relationships and providing attractive wages and benefits. Employees value working at the Company, which in turn helps ensure careers and uninterrupted operations. When labor challenges arise, we work collaboratively with our employees to address those issues.

Our Global Operating Principles convey Heinz’s commitment to creating a workplace that fosters respect. These beliefs and practices include the following:

• Heinz and its affiliates will not knowingly hire anyone under the age of 16. If the local law requires a higher age, Heinz complies with the law.
• We will not use forced labor or involuntary prison labor.
• Heinz does not tolerate any form of physical or sexual harassment or abuse of its employees.
• We recognize and respect the rights of labor unions.
• We recognize each employee’s right to associate with any legally sanctioned organization.
• Heinz complies with all applicable local labor laws regarding wages and work hours.

We train employees in workplace practices and inform them about our policies and principles, including our Global Code of Conduct, which communicates our expectations about legal and ethical behavior on the job.

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