pg. 10: Mining the minerals and metals used in manufacturing electronic equipment is an area of high risk. We’re particularly concerned about the risks of forced and child labour in mining related to tin, tantalum, tungsten, gold and cobalt from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighbouring countries where the rule of law is weakened by conflict and civil war.
pg 17: Our procurement specialists led 53 on-site assessments, mainly in China and India, a majority of which were on our Tier 2 suppliers.n areas such as health and safety.
pg. 17: Some workers were being fined for sub-standard work, migrant workers in Taiwan had been charged recruitment fees, and we spotted health and safety issues too.
pg. 10 Our risk assessment identified our highest risk areas for modern slavery and human trafficking are in our:• supply chain, with the companies selling their products or services to our direct suppliers• construction and engineering services for our infrastructure• guarding and monitoring services for our properties and infrastructure• catering and cleaning services used in our business• the manufacturing of network equipment