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14 Sep 2015

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Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) on CSRwire

Malaysia: Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition launches migrant worker protection project

"Electronics Industry Pilots Factory Worker Protection Program in Malaysia", 26 Aug 2015

The Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC), a nonprofit coalition of leading electronics companies dedicated to supply chain responsibility...announced the launch of a foreign migrant worker protection pilot program that aims to improve communications in electronics factories by providing workers with more effective ways to report issues related to social, environmental and ethical responsibility. The name of the program is Suara Kita, which is Malay for "Our Voice."...The program will be piloted in Malaysia, given the sizable industry presence and large number of foreign workers there...The EICC program aims to improve worker-management communication in factories; build off existing company training, grievance and helpline efforts; inform the larger EICC grievance management strategy globally; and complement other efforts to implement new standards governing foreign migrant workers as outlined in the EICC Code of Conduct and regulations such as the U.S. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) on Ending Trafficking in Persons.