This Statement expresses the shared values of NYU and the Executive Affairs Authority (EAA) of Abu Dhabi (the Parties) for the construction and operation of NYU Abu Dhabi, which are based in the existing laws of the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.).
NYU and the EAA appreciate that each Party operates within different legal and cultural environments that will affect NYU Abu Dhabi; both Parties are, however, committed to the values set out in this Statement of Values and to their enforcement in the construction, operation and maintenance of the NYU Abu Dhabi campus. The EAA, through The Authority Campus Entity (ACE), and NYU, through NYUAD, shall ensure that: (a) this Statement of Values is included in all tendering materials for vendors and service providers; and (b) each prospective contractor or service provider is contractually obligated to comply with this Statement of Values.
Wages and Benefits:
The Parties recognize that wages are essential to meeting workers' basic needs. As a floor, workers providing services to NYU Abu Dhabi will be paid wages and benefits which comply with all applicable U.A.E. laws and regulations and which provide for their essential needs and living standards.
Working Hours:
Hourly and/or quota-based wage workers shall (i) not be required to work more than (a) 48 hours per week or (b) the limits on regular hours allowed by U.A.E. law, and (ii) be entitled to at least one day off in every seven day period, as well as holidays and vacations. Daily working hours shall be such that no worker shall work for more than five successive hours without breaks, amounting in aggregate to not less than one hour.
Overtime Compensation:
As required by U.A.E. law, overtime hours must be worked voluntarily. In addition to their compensation for regular hours of work, hourly and/or quota-based wage workers shall be compensated for overtime hours at such a premium rate as is legally required by U.A.E. law.
Child Labor:
As required by U.A.E. law and the International Labour Organization Minimum Age Convention ratified by the U.A.E., no person younger than 15 years old will be employed to provide services in connection with NYU Abu Dhabi.
Forced Labor:
As required by U.A.E. law, there shall not be any use of forced prison labor, indentured labor, bonded labor or other forced labor.
Health and Safety:
As required by U.A.E. law, a safe and healthy working environment shall be provided to workers providing services to NYU Abu Dhabi to prevent accidents and injuries to health arising out of, linked with, or occurring in the course of work. The direct operations of NYU Abu Dhabi and its subcontractors will comply with all workplace safety and health regulations established by the U.A.E. government and ensure regular health and safety worker training systems to detect threats to health and safety, access to bathrooms and potable water.
Nondiscrimination:
No person shall be subject to any discrimination in employment, including in relation to hiring, salary, benefits, advancement, discipline, termination or retirement.
Harassment or Abuse:
Every worker shall be treated with dignity and respect. No employee shall be subject to any physical, sexual, psychological, or verbal harassment or abuse, nor will any form of corporal punishment be used or tolerated.
Resolution of Work Disputes:
As required by U.A.E. law, the right of workers to seek resolution of labor disputes shall be recognized and respected. No worker shall be subject to harassment, intimidation or retaliation in their efforts to resolve work disputes.
Women's Rights:
A. Women workers will receive equal remuneration, including benefits; equal treatment; equal evaluation of the quality of their work; and equal opportunity to fill all positions open to male workers.
B. Pregnancy tests will not be a condition of employment, nor will they be demanded of employees.
C. Workers who take maternity leave will not face dismissal or threat of dismissal, loss of seniority or deduction of wages, and will be able to return to their former employment at the same rate of pay and benefits.
D. Workers will not be forced or pressured to use contraception.
E. Workers will not be exposed to hazards, including glues and solvents, which may endanger their safety, including their reproductive health.
F. Appropriate services and accommodation will be provided to women workers in connection with pregnancy.
Compliance with Laws:
The labour inspection and remediation requirements of the U.A.E. Labour Law and regulations will be implemented and comprehensively enforced in the construction, operation and maintenance of the NYU Abu Dhabi Campus.
