OTTA
MANAGEMENT GROUP INTERNATIONAL LID
Humań Rights Watch Mr Hugh Williamson 350 Fifth Avenue
34* Floor New York NY 10118-3299 USA
Baar, 20 November 2012
Dear Mr Williamson.
Thank you for contacting Botta Management Group International Ltd.
Please find here our answer which we sent already previously by Fax on November 20"’ 2012.
As we highly appreciate the role of your organization in monitoring the observance of human rights in all spheres of life. we are ready for a meaningful dialogue with you. I consider it necessary to express our opinion on several issues including the one conceming migrant worker protection that Human Rights Watch has raised.
The General Contractor ZAO ENGEOCOM Enterprise pays close attention to complying with human rights prmciples regarding both migrant workers and all project participants whatever their position, nationality and faith are. The General Contractor's activities are in compliance with generally recognized International acts, national laws and rules. as well as traditions. including religious ones. in the States and regions where our projects are implemented and all of our colleagues' and partners' are duły apprised of this.
The General Contractor and Botta Management Group are carrying out work on a single Olympic venue - the Central Olympic Stadium - and we cannot comment on incidents that may have taken place at Sochi construction sites or at other Olympic venues and infrastructural and associated projects.
We have now submitted your letter to the General Contractor and they assured us of the following:
The compliance with Russian legislation. including that referring to protection of rights. including labour rights. of all emptoyees. and not only foreign workers. is constantly monitored and controlled, by way of planned and ad boc inspections. by re!evant monitoring and supervisory bodies of the Russian Federation, including but not limited to: the Olympic Prosecutoris Office. Sochi City Prosecutoris Office.
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