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Human Rights Due Diligence

Human Rights Due Diligence

Wistron's Global Human Rights Policy

Wistron has established the Human Rights Policy to demonstrate our support and compliance with international labor and human rights norms and authoritative global standards, for example, the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations Global Compact, the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, Responsible Business Alliance Code of Conduct, etc. The policies clearly state and explain the content of human rights commitments and related management principles in addition to the clear description that its applicable objects cover all stakeholders of the Company, such as the Company itself, supply chain, partners, joint ventures, etc. The policy also clearly expresses and explains the commitments to human rights and related management principles.

Wistron has started the audit and certification process in accordance with the standards of the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) in all global operations to ensure that the Company maintains consistent framework and compliance standards in the management of global human rights issues (Please see the Wistron human rights due diligence management report ). No major violation of human rights has occurred in Wistron's global operations with the continuous efforts of all colleagues in 2023.



Establish Human Rights Due Diligence Management Procedures

To ensure effective implementation of human rights policies in all Wistron locations around the world, we established a human rights due diligence management procedure in 2020. Starting from 2021, we have conducted annual due diligence for the Company's own operating scope (such as employees, direct activities, products and services). A complete management cycle is implemented in order to establish a consistent culture and behavioral standards for the entire group that effectively manage and reduce human rights risks and truly respond to company policies and the expectations of all stakeholders.

Based on the 2022 human rights risk assessment, Wistron targeted several major human rights issues in 2023 and required each site to formulate risk mitigation measures and regularly track progress toward relevant indicators. Focusing on human rights issues such as "at least 1 day off in 7 days," "<60 total working hours per week," "payroll accuracy," "protection of young workers" and other human rights issues, we proposed 85 optimization measures across 9 sites. Comparing the proportion of items rated as medium or high risk as a result of RBA audits, all indicators in 2023 were maintained under effective control, and there were no obvious abnormalities (82 audits in 2022 and 76 audits in 2023; major issues identified can be summarized in the table below).

The proportion of major human rights issues rated as medium or high risk
 
Year Type of working hours Wages & benefits - payroll accuracy
Young workers
Labor - Young workers
1 day off in 7 days Weekly working hours <60
2022 0.12% 0.43% 0.22% 0.15%
2023 0.16% 0.40% 0.18% 0.17%