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21 Jun 2023

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Radisson Blu Hotel Tashkent

Radisson Blu Hotel Tashkent response

Our hotel has been operating since 2003 in Tashkent. Radisson Blu Hotel Tashkent is perfectly located in the centre of the city, close to International Business Centre (IBC), Japanese Garden and Exhibition Area Uzexpocenter. The hotel is only 100 meters far from "Bodomzor" subway station and 12 km far from the Tashkent International airport (20 minutes by car).

Question: Does your company have a publicly available policy commitment to respect human rights in its operations and throughout its business relationships which specifically addresses workers’ rights and references relevant human rights standards (e.g., United Nations (UN) Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ILO core labour conventions)2. Yes/No. If yes, provide link, please. If not, does your company have a diversity, equity and inclusion policy?

Answer: Yes, according to the labor code of the republic of Uzbekistan

Question: Does your company identify its salient human rights issues, and does it have a due diligence process to manage them? If so:

  • Are these assessments conducted at headquarter, regional, country and/or operational level?
  • Please list the issues identified and share a link to any accompanying public reporting by your company.

Answer: These problems have not yet been identified

Question: Does your company have a human rights due diligence process for identifying and prioritising workforce risks in its operations and throughout its business relationships specifically in Uzbekistan? Yes/No. If yes, please explain this process and highlight the top three workforce risks you identified.

Answer: Yes, thanks to the conversation with the staff...

Question: In line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, does your company have an operational level grievance mechanism in place for direct and subcontracted workers to raise concerns, in their own language, and in a way that ensures grievances can be reported safely, without intimidation or retaliation? How are workers made aware of this mechanism? How are subcontracted workers made aware of this mechanism?

Answer: Each employee learns through trainings, and can also report anonymously or approach the HR department for help and support

Question: How many grievances were raised by workers in 2022 and 2023 in relation to:

  • Racial/ethnic/gender/sexual orientation discrimination?
  • Bullying and verbal harassment?
  • Physical or verbal assault?
  • Sexual abuse and sexual exploitation?
  • Sexual assault and physical sexual harassment?
  • Verbal sexual harassment?

Answer: These problems have not yet been identified...