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Respecting Human Rights

Policies and Rules

NEC has pledged its commitment to respecting human rights in the NEC Group Charter of Corporate Behavior, NEC Group Code of Conduct and NEC Group Management Policy, and this approach is implemented throughout NEC Corporation and the NEC Group.

  • Respect human rights in all its corporate activities, never accepting any discriminatory practices, child labour or forced labour
  • Do not discriminate on the basis of race, beliefs, gender, age, social position, family origin, nationality, ethnicity, religion, the presence of a disability or other factors, or take actions that offend the dignity of the individual.

Under the NEC Group Procurement Policy, NEC requests business partners in the supply chain to understand and promote respect for human rights.

Promotion Framework and Activities

NEC Corporation has established a company-wide Human Rights Awareness Committee, chaired by the director with responsibility for personnel affairs, as well as a Business Unit Human Rights Awareness Committee, chaired by the corporate planning head of each business unit. The Company is building a system to investigate and formulate basic initiatives relating to human rights awareness activities and to promote training within the Company. In addition, similar frameworks have been established at Group companies in Japan as well.

NEC recognizes the importance of working to ensure human rights not only within the NEC Group, but also throughout the scope of influence of its business, including suppliers. Accordingly, NEC is expanding efforts to raise awareness and promote human rights in close coordination with the materials purchasing divisions and CSR promotion divisions.

Furthermore, as an ICT company, NEC has established “Include everyone in the digital society” as one of its seven CSR initiatives. Inclusion in the digital society is seen as a fundamental human right.

*NEC Corporation became a signatory to the Global Compact advocated by the United Nations in 2005. The ten principles of the Global Compact are based on universally accepted principles including those set forth by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Labour Organization's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. They include support and respect for the protection of human rights, the elimination of forced and compulsory labour, and the effective abolition of child labour.

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