Human rights abuses in the supply chains of the electronics we all rely on are endemic. Policies and targets are improving, but the reality for the migrant workers who make up a growing proportion of the workforce, remains bleak.

Global tech giants NVIDIA, Qualcomm and Texas Instruments are among dozens of firms putting the lives and livelihoods of supply chain workers at risk by failing to meet even the most basic expectations of human rights due diligence, a new report published today reveals.

Only three out of 45 of the world’s biggest ICT companies scored over 50/100 for tackling forced labour and other human rights abuses in their supply chains, and the average score was just 20/100.

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