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NFI observes International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination by announcing the issuance of NFI Group Human Rights Statement
NFI observes International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination by announcing...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n NFI observes International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination by announcing the issuance of NFI Group Human Rights Statement\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n WINNIPEG, MB\n \n ,\n \n March 22, 2021\n \n /CNW/ - (TSX: NFI) (OTC: NFYEF) NFI Group Inc. (\"NFI\" or the \"Company\"), one of the world's leading global independent bus manufacturers, today announced that it has formally issued a human rights statement (the \" NFI Group Human Rights Statement\" or \"Statement\"), recognizing the Company's commitment to respecting the human rights and dignity of individuals within our operations, supply chain, and communities in which we do business, and to promoting and protecting the human rights of our team and communities.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n At NFI, we stand against racism, racial discrimination and intolerance. We stand for unity, inclusion and respect for diversity.\n \n \n The NFI Group approach is informed by international principles, including those encompassed in the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, International Bill of Rights, and the International Labor Organization's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.\n \n \n Through a variety of mechanisms, NFI Group promotes human rights in the entities that it owns, and the facilities that it manages.\n \n \n A key component of the NFI Group's approach is the encouragement of NFI employees, suppliers, and stakeholders to speak up, without retribution, about any concerns related to human rights at the Company. We will not tolerate retaliation or reprisal against any employees, suppliers, or others for having reported contraventions of the implementation of our human rights approach.\n \n \n \"Although we have zero tolerance for racism and discrimination in our workplaces, we recognize that this is no longer enough. NFI is committed to reviewing its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts in 2021, in coordination with external consultant\n \...