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>http://www.cafod.org.uk/
>
>A new CAFOD report, Clean Up Your Computer, exposes the dire working 
>conditions in computer production in the developing world.
>
>
>CAFOD has proof that electronic
>workers in Mexico, Thailand and China suffer harassment, discrimination and 
>intolerable working conditions. The workers produce parts that end up in the 
>computers of companies such as Hewlett Packard, Dell and IBM.
>
>In Thailand, an electronics worker making components for Dell computers 
>earns around <A3>2.50 per day. Michael Dell, the CEO of Dell, earned <A3>134,000
> 
>per day in 2003.
>
>CAFOD<92>s Private Sector Analyst Katherine Astill said, <93>The current situati
>on 
>is unacceptable. Its products may embody the latest in high technology, but 
>labour standards in computer manufacturing can be appallingly low.
>
><93>CAFOD is campaigning for brand leaders to take greater responsibility for 
>electronics workers. It wants Hewlett Packard, Dell, and IBM to adopt and 
>ensure effective implementation of codes of conduct based on UN standards.<94>
>
>Hewlett Packard, IBM, and Dell have seen the evidence, and CAFOD has 
>welcomed their initial responses to the findings and included them in the 
>report. So far Hewlett Packard has the best track record on labour 
>standards, but all the companies recognise that more must be done.
>
>Humiliating recruitment practises
>
>In Guadalajara, Mexico, CAFOD uncovered evidence of discriminatory and 
>humiliating recruitment practises by the employment agencies supplying 
>contract workers for the computer industry.
>
>One woman, Monica, told CAFOD about her recruitment by a contract 
>manufacturer for an assembly line in a company making printers for Hewlett 
>Packard.
>
>Monica says she was forced to strip, including taking off her underwear, 
>then touched in sensitive areas by medical examiners that said they were 
>looking for tattoos. She was made to take a pregnancy test.
>
>Monica said, <93>It was a totally humiliating experience. It was the worst 
>thing I have ever had to go through. But I didn<92>t know how to complain <96> I
> 
>mean they were doing the same thing to everyone.<94>
>
>CAFOD saw interview lists used by recruitment agencies supplying workers for 
>an IBM production line. Reasons for rejection included: <93>Homosexual, more 
>than two tattoos, father is a lawyer, has brought labour claims, worked for 
>a union, pregnancy, does not agree with IBM policies.<94>
>
>Poor working conditions
>
>Days after three Guadalajara workers spoke to CAFOD about their treatment, 
>they were fired. 
>
>
>
>Once employed, workers face long shifts on low pay in illegal short-term 
>contracts that lack holidays, health, pension, and employment benefits. One 
>worker at an IBM factory said she was even refused time off when her father 
>died.
>
>One of the main problems is that workers face blacklisting if they complain. 
>Days after three Guadalajara workers spoke to CAFOD about their treatment, 
>they were fired.
>
>The CAFOD report highlights an equally unacceptable situation for 
>electronics workers in Asia. In Thailand, a worker making hard drives that 
>end up in computers sold by companies like Dell earns around <A3>2.50 per day. 
>Michael Dell, the CEO of Dell, earned <A3>134,000 per day in 2003.