According to Verite, a think tank whose mission is promoting the ethical treatment of laborers worldwide, at least one in three foreign workers who responded to their recently released survey on slave labor in the Malaysian electronics market toils in conditions of forced labor.
The Verite report, released September 17, was the culmination of a two-year survey conducted in Malaysia. The report concluded that since many of the world’s most recognizable brands utilize components for their products manufactured in Malaysia, nearly every device on the market may have come in contact with modern-day slaves.
Read more: http://www.ec-bp.com/index.php/articles/industry-updates/10728-slave-labor-plays-prominent-role-in-worldwide-supply-chain#ixzz3EtX8Dmkf
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