Human Rights Management

Winbond Electronics Corp. has been actively involved in human rights management for many years. By supporting and protecting human rights, we aim to provide a safe and ethical working environment, and achieve the goal of honest and sustainable operation.

Human Rights Policy

Winbond Electronics Corp. promises to abide by internationally recognized human rights standards as the highest guiding principle, including :

UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
Declaration of Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights of the International Labor Organization

Winbond implements the Responsible Business Alliance Code of Conduct to uphold human rights and create a safe and ethical working environment. Also, Winbond adheres to the human rights policies below and expects vendors to follows the same standards in their operation and management:

Particular attention:

1.To abide by local laws and regulations of the operational base and provide a safe and legal working environment.

2.To continuously promote a culture of diversity and inclusion by recruiting and developing diverse talents.

3.To protect the labor rights of disadvantaged groups such as women, indigenous peoples, foreign employees and people with disabilities so as to ensure equal employment opportunities and eliminate employment discrimination

4.To prohibit any form of forced labor and child labor from being employed

5.To prohibit any form of cruel treatment, including intimidation or harassment

6.To provide various grievance channels and mechanisms, and to protect confidentiality of the complainant's identity

7.To promise, propose, approve, give or accept bribe or other legitimate gains are prohibited

8.To purchase minerals responsibly

9.To conduct regular due diligence on human rights, review potential risks and formulate preventive measures to reduce the impact of human rights risks.

2022　Human Rights Due Diligence Report

In order to optimize human rights risk management, in 2022, we updated our human rights policy by referring to relevant regulations and human rights development trends. We also commissioned a third-party to conduct human rights due diligence investigations on all of our employees. By conducting human rights risk reviews, we will continuously improve our human rights management mechanism and enhance the awareness and importance of human rights among stakeholders.

Scope

All members of Winbond's sites, including the Taipei and Hsinchu offices, Taichung fab, Tainan office, and Kaohsiung fab.

Coverage

The human rights risk assessment scope covers 100% of the operating locations.

Investigation Process

Based on international human rights standards and frameworks, combined with risk management and sustainability management methodologies, Winbond human rights due diligence investigation has developed a method of execution that has a complete theoretical basis and practical verification. The operational methods of each stage are adjusted according to the operational scope of the investigation target, industry type, organizational structure, and management mode.

After confirming the investigation method, Winbond invested resources from various units to actively cooperate with the investigation, and the process was rigorous in order to assess the current human rights risk situation and make improvements.

Human Rights Due Diligence Survey Result

The result indicates that no high risk requires immediate remediation measures. Employees generally perceive a low likelihood of human rights violations occurring at Winbond, and that the potential impact on individual rights is low.

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