
Region | Issue | % |
---|---|---|
Latin America | Monitoring | ~3% |
Latin America | Environment | ~22% |
Eastern Europe | Environment | ~19% |
Asia/Pacific | Environment | ~16% |
Latin America | Compensation | ~2% |
Eastern Europe | Compensation | ~4% |
Asia/Pacific | Compensation | ~9% |
Latin America | Working Hours | ~6% |
Eastern Europe | Working Hours | 10% |
Asia/Pacific | Working Hours | ~16% |
Asia/Pacific | Harassment | ~1% |
Latin America | Discrimination | ~2% |
Latin America | Health & Safety | ~39% |
Eastern Europe | Health & Safety | ~38% |
Asia/Pacific | Health & Safety | ~42% |
Asia/Pacific | Forced Labor | ~2% |
Eastern Europe | Under-age Labor | ~2% |
Asia/Pacific | Under-age Labor | ~7% |
Latin America | Suppliers | ~6% |
Eastern Europe | Suppliers | ~11% |
Asia/Pacific | Suppliers | ~2% |
Latin America | Laws and Regulations | ~8% |
Eastern Europe | Laws and Regulations | ~4% |
Asia/Pacific | Laws and Regulations | ~2% |
Latin America | General Requirements | 10% |
Eastern Europe | General Requirements | ~11% |
Asia/Pacific | General Requirements | ~2% |
Audit findings of 328 supplier audits conducted during 2010. Health and safety and working hour issues continue to be problem areas. Since Electrolux now has stricter environmental requirements in its guidelines and monitoring, this category has become the third largest area of non-compliance. Issues related to under-aged labor (below 15 years) is not more prevalent than in the last year and is primarily an issue in Asia/Pacific. The majority of cases recorded relate to insufficient protection of authorized minors (16-18 years). In Asia/Pacific, 24 cases of under-aged workers were uncovered.