PC makers urged to protect staff
28 August 2012
Computer manufacturers have been urged to demand better working conditions among their suppliers in low-cost countries after a report revealed a litany of discrimination and harassment.
Cafod, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, called for an industry-wide supplier code of conduct after discovering that workers in Mexico, Thailand and China endured humiliating recruitment and employment practices.
In its report, Clean Up Your Computer, Cafod said the "appallingly" low standards were unacceptable.
The labourers, paid an average...