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Annex Subcategory Indicator Status Fair salary Working time Discrimination 380 Specification of living wage and minimum wage in the country Wage level of the worker with lowest income and description of payment performance of the sector Hours of work per employee and month in average Number of days without work per week Description of how overtime is handled Percentage of women in the labour force in the sector Country gender index ranking Occurrence of discrimination in the country/sector The minimum wage in Belgium amounts 1,387.49 EUR and is one of the highest in Europe. 1546 In combination with a comprehensive social welfare services the minimum wage allows a decent living standard. The wage level in the recycling sector is not very high, but it is assumed the worker with lowest income earns at least the minimum wage. 1547 No information available. The Belgian law stipulates a maximum of 50 working hours/week and 11h/day respectively. 1548 It is assumed that the companies of the recycling sector observe this law. Overtime hours are uncommon; employees work in regular shifts. 1549 At least one day off per week according to the Belgian labour law. 1550 It is assumed that the companies of the recycling sector observe this law. No information available. 10.5% of the labour force in the industrial sector are women. 1551 The percentage of women in the recycling sector is lower. 1552 Not ranked. 1553 There is discrimination in Belgium against women, persons with disabilities, and ethnic and other minorities. Especially immigrants are victims of discrimination regarding access to education and restaurants, employment, and housing. 1554 1546 www.eu-mindestloehne.info 1547 www.coolrec.com and interview with German recycling company 1548 www.employment.belgium.be/defaultTab.aspx?id=6224 1549 Interview with German recycling company 1550 www.employment.belgium.be/defaultTab.aspx?id=6224 1551 http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.IND.EMPL.FE.ZS?display=default 1552 Interview with German recycling company 1553 http://genderindex.org/ 1554 www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2006/78803.htm
Subcategory Indicator Status Health and safety Social benefits/ social security Ratio of salary of women to wages of men in sector Description of potential main origins of danger Accident rate of the country /sector Social security expenditures of the country/sector Stakeholder group local community: Annex In addition, occupational discrimination occurs. For instance, older persons and pregnant women are discriminated. 1555 No information available. The first disassembly step of laptops is conducted manually; further disassembly steps are highly automated. Workers wear protection clothes and the pollutant content of the air is monitored. Modern recycling sites have installed dust extracting plants to improve indoor air quality. Moreover, if sites disassemble laptops with fluorescent backlights they have to meet special legal requirements due to the mercury content. In addition, employees are trained and companies are OSHAS certified. 1556 Belgium has a very low occupational accident rate of 1,940/100,000 employees. The fatality rate amounts 2.1, which is also very low in international comparison. 1557 No sector data available. Belgium spends between 25 and 27% of GDP to social security. 1558 It is unknown how much the recycling sector invests. It is assumed that the sector provides at least legally required social contributions. Table 111: S-LCI table laptop recycling in Belgium stakeholder local community Subcategory Indicator Status Access to material resources Extraction of material resources and level of industrial water use Belgium has a physical trade balance of 5.8t per capita regarding all materials. 1559 The industry consumes 85% of total water withdrawals. 1560 The recycling sector consumes primarily energy due to the high level of automation. 1555 www.ffw.com/feature/discrimination-at-work-survey.aspx and www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/group s/public/---ed_norm/---declaration/documents/publication/wcms_decl_fs_90_en.pdf 1556 Interview with German recycling company, www.preciousmetals.umicore.com/sustainable_ development/health_safety, www.preciousmetals.umicore.com/sustainable_development/ businessExcellence and www.coolrec.com 1557 Hämäläinen/Saarela/Takala (2009) 1558 OECD (2007), p. 18 1559 OECD (2008), p. 13 1560 www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/be.html 381
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