Question: Does the company describe a grievance mechanism to facilitate whistle-blowing or the reporting of suspected incidents of slavery or trafficking?
Answer:
Hotline, Email, Contact Form (direct employees),
Hotline, Email, Contact Form (supply chain workers),
Whistleblower protection (supply chain workers)
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updated about 1 year ago by theresah

The Microsoft Trust Code (also known as Microsoft’s Standards of Business Conduct) defines our values

and our corporate-wide commitment to ethical business practices and legal compliance. All Microsoft

employees are required to comply with the Standards of Business Conduct in all countries where we

operate. The Trust Code is available in multiple languages and dialects and is reinforced through online

training, which is an annual requirement for all Microsoft employees. Employees across all business units are encouraged to report any known or suspected violations of the Trust Code to Microsoft's Business Conduct Hotline. p. 6

 

To make sure anyone can report a concern to us across all of our businesses,

we also run a Business Conduct Hotline to address concerns that are received by phone, mail, email, fax, and our website. We provide FY22 findings and actions taken to remedy them aligned with our policies and procedures below. p. 8

 

All Devices’ suppliers are required to set up an internal grievance mechanism as a part of the RS Team’s

supplier monitoring program. In addition, the RS Team continues to invest in a Workers’ Voice Hotline to provide an external channel for workers to report concerns anonymously and without fear of retaliation. To ensure that workers are aware of the Hotline, suppliers are required to include information on the Hotline in their worker training curriculum. In FY22, 100% of audited factories in China had access to the Workers’ Voice Hotline, covering 227 hardware final assembly and strategic component manufacturing supplier factories and 313,484 workers. p. 10

Brittany Quy.....2023-02-28 07:23:25 UTC

"anonymous" reporting possible which covers "whistleblower protection", which they clearly mention in the case of supply chain workers

 

theresah.....2023-03-09 13:21:16 UTC