Oxy actively promotes respect for human rights among employees, contractors and neighboring communities through training and awareness activities at our overseas operations. We provide human rights training to employees in a wide range of job functions at our international operations, including all private security employees.

The training sessions address details of the Policy, the VPs, local laws and culture, and relevant case studies. Web-based modules in Arabic, English and Spanish complement in-person activities. We make many of these training sessions and materials available to contractors and community representatives.

As of December 31, 2010, 100 percent of Oxy Colombia’s employees and our key facilities and operations contractors have received online or in-person training on human rights. This includes all new employees, as well as those scheduled for refreshment training in accordance with the Human Rights Policy.

In 2010, Oxy Colombia established new social responsibility indicators for its key contractors in Llanos Norte and LCI, and presented modules on human rights and the VPs to more than 1,400 community members at LCI. Attendees included students, government employees, police and army personnel. In Llanos Norte, the Human Rights Policy was disseminated in army posts and presented to over 150 soldiers in Arauca.

Oxy’s operations in the Middle East/North Africa also conducted the human rights training required under the Policy in 2010. At Oxy Oman, for example, 100 percent of employees have received required human rights training as of December 31, 2010. During the year, 880 employees and contractors — including those new to the company and those due for refreshment training — were trained via online modules.

Throughout our worldwide operations, background checks for private security personnel are conducted prior to their employment at Oxy, and private security contracts include provisions requiring adherence to the Human Rights Policy. In addition, Oxy requires private security contractors that pass the preliminary screening to provide initial human rights training to their employees before they begin their Oxy assignments, as well as refreshment training on an annual basis.

Oxy’s human rights training module for private security personnel reinforces our companywide commitments to: respect the needs and cultural values of the communities in which the company operates; address concerns raised by stakeholders; provide a workplace free of child labor, harassment and discrimination; operate in accordance with universally recognized rights and freedoms, the VPs and the United Nations Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials; and investigate any allegations or complaints that involve a potential violation of Oxy’s Human Rights Policy.