Sony admits own audit found probable labour code violation by Malaysian contractor

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — Sony Group Corporation said its on-site audit of the Malaysian factory that supplies plastic components for its electronic products found the contractor...

Sony Group Corp oration said its on-site audit of the Malaysian factory that supplies plastic components for its electronic products found the contractor had violated their supply chain code of conduct, following allegations of forced labour practices previously raised by activists and workers.

“As regarding the questioned supplier, in accordance with the above policy, we have conducted the investigations including an on-site audit by a third-party auditor and our direct communications with the company,” the company said in a statement sent to the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, an advocacy group that monitors human rights abuses among businesses.

The department said it found evidence that Kawaguchi has not been paying over 200 of their Bangladeshi workforce since April this year.

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