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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 and NEC Group Code of Conduct, and this approach is implemented throughout NEC Corporation and the NEC Group.

  • Respect human rights in all its corporate activities, never accepting any descriminatory practices, child labor or forced labor
  • 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.

Framework

NEC Corporation has established a company-wide Human Rights Awareness Committee, chaired by the officer 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 Corporation is a signatory to the Global Compact advocated by the United Nations. 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 Labor 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 labor, and the effective abolition of child labor.

 Global Compact

Main Activities and Results (Fiscal 2012)

A lecture was given by Mr. Wakabayashi,
executive director of Amnesty
International Japan

NEC’s fiscal 2012 objective for human rights activities was to "expand due diligence for ensuring respect for human rights on a global basis." To this end, NEC implemented the following initiatives.

In Japan, NEC implemented a mandatory e-learning program for all employees, including tier-specific training for all levels from newly recruited employees to officers. NEC continued to implement multifaceted human rights initiatives, including related activities at consolidated subsidiaries. Examples included human-rights training courses for Human Rights Awareness Committee members, who have been assigned at NEC Corporation (for each worksite) and at NEC Group companies (for each company). Other measures included awareness-raising activities using pamphlets and Web sites, and inviting submissions of human-rights catchphrases. Furthermore, the NEC Human Resources Development Division organized a global human rights training course (lecture) by Amnesty International Japan, in order to foster greater awareness of international human rights issues.

Number of people attending human rights awareness group training： [Scope: NEC Corporation]

FY2010 FY2011 FY2011
4,587 2,796 2,926 *

*　Besides group training, the number of employees who participated in e-learning programs was 24,600.

Overseas, NEC has long conducted human rights awareness training as part of training related to the NEC Group Charter of Corporate Behavior and the NEC Group Code of Conduct.

In fiscal 2012, NEC conducted training at various business sites in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region with a stronger emphasis on increasing awareness of its human rights policy (prohibition of discrimination, child labor and forced and compulsory labor).

NEC plans to expand this training to other overseas business sites from fiscal 2013. When implementing this training, NEC holds a series of discussions with CSR personnel and managers of personnel divisions in various overseas regions in an effort to develop training materials that are better suited to each region. The goal is to increase understanding of respect for human rights so that it is perceived as a global standard of conduct.

We also believe it is important for employees to learn about human rights not only through in-house programs, but also through experiences in local communities. We are deepening understanding of human rights issues by encouraging employees to participate in local social contribution activities. For instance, we hold the NEC IT Communications Support Course for People with Severe Disabilities to enable patients with severe incurable diseases to communicate through using IT. We also support wheelchair tennis tournaments, which help people with disabilities participate more fully in society through sports. In these and other ways, employees learn how to relate to human rights.

Another important theme at NEC is ensuring respect for human rights at suppliers. NEC has prepared policies, guidelines and check sheets related to all aspects of CSR, including respect for human rights, and uses these materials to confirm the activities of suppliers. Please click here for details.

Monitoring and Improvement

Human Rights Hotline Desk

NEC changed the name of the Equal Treatment Consultation Desk, which is a consultation station for sexual harassment, power harassment and related issues, to the Human Rights Hotline Desk, for the purpose of clarifying the nature of consultations and expediting responses.
Consultation desks have been set up at the Human Resources Development Division of NEC Corporation and at each business unit. Staff members assigned to the consultation desk provide consultations. The system is designed to protect the privacy of those who consult with the desk, while ensuring that they receive no disadvantageous treatment.
NEC provided training to staff members newly appointed to the consultation desk, covering training on the role of the desk, as well as consulting approaches and methodologies. NEC made the Human Rights Hotline Desk known to employees by displaying posters aimed at preventing social harassment with information about the hotline desk.

Personnel and Labor Management Audit

NEC verified that similar human rights awareness initiatives to those at NEC Corporation are being conducted at domestic affiliated companies through personnel and labor management audits and other methods.

Objectives and Achievements

Fiscal 2012 Objectives, Achievements and Progress, and Degree of Completion

(Degree of completion: achieved/mostly achieved/some progress/no progress)

Fiscal 2012 Objectives Expand due diligence for ensuring respect for human rights on a global basis
Achievements and Progress
  • Formulated a human rights policy in line with the global human rights concept
  • Conducted meetings with CSR personnel and managers of personnel divisions in various overseas regions to ensure understanding of global human rights
  • Organized a global human rights training course (lecture) for the NEC Group in Japan.
  • Conducted human rights training in the EMEA region as the first step in providing global human rights training for the NEC Group worldwide
Degree of Completion Mostly achieved

Fiscal 2013 Objective

Fiscal 2013 Objective
  • Conduct global human rights training outside the EMEA region
  • Implement monitoring of compliance and respect for human rights globally