December 8, 2015

Dear Your Excellency,

I am pleased to confirm that Diamond Mercury Group of Companies reaffirms its support of the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact in the areas of Human Rights, Labour, Environment and Anti-Corruption. I have also presented this to our Company's members of Board of Directors, and the result is that they had unanimously agreed to join the UNGC in all of her activities. Now, Myanmar as an emerging Democracy country faces enormous challenges to follow the principles especially in anti-corruption and Labour area as well as in Environmental issues. However, as the county shifts itself to a Market economy we are quickly changing our old practices to allow the new era to flourish with dignity. As an independently owned and operated company like DAMCO we have been able to maintain our operations with minimal challenges in those areas. However, we strongly believed that achieving these goals can be attainable as a Nation by setting our company goals higher so that other companies will follow us in the future.

Sincerely yours,

Sein Lwin
Chairman
Diamond Mercury Group of Companies (DAMCO)
Yangon, Myanmar

• DAMCO’s goal of human rights principles is that every staff members of the organization will be fully aware and abide by the principles of human rights.
• Assessment policy is evaluation of human rights awareness within the organization every quarter.
• The goal of Human Right Principle is to contribute the basic needs of employees and not to violate or offend their basic right as well.

• DAMCO had issued instruction to abide by human rights to all the employees
• DAMCO had sent employees to training programs organized by MHRC
• To adept existing laws or pass new laws within the organization.
• To guarantee and facilitate access to legal protection if someone feels violated in his or her human rights.
• Regularly review and evaluate the results of these measures.

• Employee survey forms measure the outcomes.
• Compare the turnover rate with the previous years.

• Description of written policies, public commitments and company goal on labour rights.
• DAMCO will not do business with any organization that uses forced or child labour.
• DAMCO will support the rules and regulation announced by Ministry of Labour regarding labour policy and will apply those within the organization.

• To allow worker for leave and holiday allowances, religious or social activities with earn allowance, and benefits for Health allowances.
• Workers can enjoy time off with full pay for public holidays.
• Workers are entitled to have leaved if required with full payment within the company allowance e.g: benefit for sickness, maternity, death, employment injury, superannuation benefit by: giving medical treatment, providing cash benefit or granting a right to residency.
• The minimum wage law 2013 to fulfill the basic needs of the workers and their families who are working in the organization etc; production, factory workers and employees to develop the work performance and competitiveness of workers.
• Use of child labour is prohibited within our organization.

• Management of DAMCO is closely watched and monitored for the outcome and hopefully it would meet to a favorable stage as set out by the International Standards.

• DAMCO environmental principle is that the company will not authorize activities without prior consideration of environmental effects.
• DAMCO has understood the Environmental policy approved by Ministry of Forest and make sure that the manager are following the rules and regulations relating to Environmental principles.
• DAMCO goal regarding environmental principle is to promote the implementation of appropriate procedures in all countries consistent with national laws and decision making processes.

• To make sure those respective managers fully understands the company principles and goals regarding environmental assessment.
• Appropriate Training programmed will be provided by Ministry of Forest relating to environmental policy.
• Villages near by the project area are supported with social, economic, education, health care and transportation to promote the life of the villagers.

• DAMCO use this monitoring recordkeeping performance to make sure that the outcomes of the current year have to be more productive than the last year outcomes.
• The outcome can also be easily seen by the improvement of project nearby villages.

• It is the policy of DAMCO to prohibit any form of anti-corruption.
• DAMCO is following the business policy in a way of transparency and accountability with any organization and departments.
• DAMCO will uphold relevant rules and regulation to countering anti-corruption.

• Undertaken a training programmed for senior management.
• DAMCO appointed a certified public worker to give an appropriate training to all employees regarding risks and effects of anti-corruption.
• Immediate and effective action is taken place if there is any breach of anti-corruption in the organization.
• DAMCO keep financial records and have appropriate internal controls in place which will evidence in the business reason for making payments to third parties.
• Employees are trained to report appropriately any indications of illegal and improper conduct.

• Monitoring and evaluation of anti-corruption performance has been applied in the organization.