Hewlett-Packard Co.

Internal restructuring: Hewlett-Packard another 2% of its global workforce because of the economic crisis.:

ILO violation 87,111 : The Workers’ Study and Action Centre CEREAL had received 578 complaints from workers by September concerning violations of workers’ rights in companies including HP, Dell, IBM, Intel, Nokia, Philips, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, IBM and Sony. The most common breaches included cutting back collective agreements and obstructing collective bargaining together with cases of discrimination, exposure to toxic substances, sexual harassment and other forms of ill-treatment.: Mexico

ILO violation 87,98;26,1 : At subcontractor plants, workers work 12 hours a day, six days a week. Wages are below legal minimum and insufficient to cover food expenses. Workers can't join independant union, only the party's union.: China

Internal restructuring: HP réduit de 10% ses effectifs mondiaux pour réaliser 1,9 milliard de dollars d'économies annuelles à partir de 2007. La répartition géographique ou sectorielle de ce plan n'a pas été précisé.:

Internal restructuring: Plans to close its operation in Cologne, where it employs 160 workers. ‘As a result of the Triaton purchase and a variety of outsourcing contracts, HP staff increased from 7400 to 10 000,’ an HP manager told the magazine. ‘Consequently, we have to make some adjustments.’ HP bought the IT group Triaton from ThyssenKrupp AG in February 2004: Germany

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