Thomson Reuters Foundation, LONDONTwo multinational tech companies previously questioned over labor and workforce conditions have won a new global award for turning the spotlight onto their own supply chains to eradicate modern day slavery from their operations. The inaugural Thomson Reuters Foundation Stop Slavery Award was conferred on US technology company Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co and NXP Semiconductors NV, which is the world’s largest chip supplier to the automotive industry. The award to Hewlett Packard Enterprise, for transparency and response to challenge, recognized the company’s commitment to seek expert input to scrutinize its supply chains and to share this information. Organizers of the award said it was interesting that all of the shortlisted companies had received media attention highlighting modern slavery risks related to their business operations or supply chains. Judges chose Netherlands-based NXP Semiconductors, which employs 45,000 people in 35 nations, to win the award for policy and implementation.

Source: Taipei Times December 01, 2016 16:03 UTC