Human Rights Policy
Simplo supports and complies with the principles and spirits of related international regulations such as the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights," the "United Nations Global Compact," the International Labor Organization Tripartite Declaration of Principles," the "Responsible Business Alliance Code of Conduct," and the "OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises," as well as the local laws and regulations of various countries. Simplo has established the "Human Right Policy Statement of Simplo Co., Ltd. and Group Affiliates" for common compliance, in order to eliminate any violation and infringement of human rights, so that the rights and interests of stakeholders are protected.
Human Rights Due Diligence
Simplo Group considered the characteristics of its own industry, and referred to the GRI Standards, RBA, the United Nations Global Compact, and ISO 26000 to design surveys. These surveys help identify human rights risks, categorizing issues into labor, occupational health and safety, environment, and ethical categories, totaling 17 issues.
Through the questionnaire, ratings from 1 to 5 points are given according to the actual "probability" and "severity" to assess the potential impact.
Probability
Severity
Assessment Results and Countermeasures
The assessment is conducted by each plant's management department based on current conditions, including customer requirements, RBA VAP results, labor-related regulations, and Ethical Corporate Management principles. The assessment results indicate that "working hours" is identified as a high-risk issue, while other issues are considered low-risk.
To mitigate these issues, measures include regularly reviewing employee attendance, enhancing working hours management mechanisms, setting up overtime alerts in the attendance and overtime management system, and continually promoting adherence to regulations regarding working hours.
Simplo Technology reports the results of human rights due diligence to management, diverse mitigation and remedial measure for effective control, evaluates the effectiveness of corrections made, and implements human rights management mechanisms effectively.
Human Rights Risk Assessment and Management
Simplo Technology has been a member of the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) since 2021, committed to complying with the RBA Code of Conduct. Simplo Technology fills out the RBA Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) every year to identify the risks related to labor, health and safety, environment, ethical codes and management system in operations.
In addition, in response to customer demands, Simplo Technology conducts thirdparty certification agency audits by following the RBA Validated Audit Process (VAP) to identify the implementation of sustainable management in each plant regarding the environmental and social aspects, including the implementation of management mechanisms and the performance thereof. The audits serve as a basis for subsequent improvements.
To enable employees to understand the Responsible Business Alliance, online courses are recorded to train employees with tests (passing score ≥ 80 points, the course can only be included in the personal learning record after passing). Simplo Taiwan, Simplo Chongqing, Simplo Changshu (including Huapu), had a total of 7,089 participants, and the passage rate (80 points or higher) of the course was 100%.
2024 Human Rights Review
| Site | Audit | Audit type | Results |
| Simplo (Chongqing) | Customer Audit: 2 times Internal Audit: 1 time |
On-site & remote On-site |
Passed, no major defects Passed, no major defects |
| Simplo (Changshu) & Huapu | Customer Audit: 0 time Internal Audit: 1 time |
On-site & remote On-site |
Passed, no major defects Passed, no major defects |
Human Rights Education and Training
Simplo Technology has established a human rights policy. Related information are promoted to employees throughout the Company via pre-employment training for new recruits, and e-learning online courses for legal compliance. In 2024, Simplo Chongqing and Simplo Changshu (including Huapu) conducted human rights training through employee ethics courses. The total number of participants was 17,144, with a participation rate of 99.7%. Some employees who joined at the end of December attended training in early January of the following year, while others who were stationed abroad for extended periods did not receive training. The plant zones did not experience any incidents of discrimination, child labor, forced labor, or other human rights violations.
Human Rights Protection Measures and Complaints
Simplo Tech has an exclusive complaint channel for human rights protection and discloses it publicly on internal and external websites, and implements it in daily work and new employee orientation. In order to maintain gender equality at work, human dignity and protect employees, the "Sexual Harassment Prevention Measures" and "Complaint Disciplinary Measures" are clearly formulated and publicly disclosed to maintain gender equality in the workplace.
Report/Complaint
Spokesperson Vice President Wei
Tel.：+866-3-5695920
E-mail: invest@simplo.com.tw