Huawei
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Information and communications technology
Global provider of end-to-end capabilities across carrier networks, enterprise, consumer and cloud computing fields. Founded in 1987 as a private company owned by its employees, and in 2012 became the largest telecommunications equipment maker in the world.
Huawei Investment & Holding Co Ltd | CHN | website |
Company Assessment
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The 2023 Digital Inclusion Benchmark ranks 200 companies on their responsibility to advance a more inclusive digital society. The companies were assessed using four measurement areas: access, skills, use and innovation. This company ranked #32/200, with a total score of 49.5/100.
Source: World Benchmarking Alliance (2023) |
This company appears on Burma Campaign UK's 'Dirty List' of companies assisting the Burmese military to continue to commit human rights violations and environmental destruction. Huawei is a Chinese communications technology company that has faced sanctions and restrictions from the American and other governments over security concerns. In Burma it works for the military owned Mytel mobile phone network, helping them develop their 5g network. Huwai also hosts apps for Mytel in its AppGallery. Huawai is also involved in the so-called 'Safe Cities' facial recognition monitoring system being installed in cities in Burma, which can be used by the military for the monitoring of activists and is a serious risk to human rights in the country. Huawei also helped facilitate the indirect purchase by Telenor of surveillance technology from German company, Utimaco which will enable the Burmese military to monitor Telenor customers.
Source: Burma Campaign UK (2022)
As You Sow's 2019 report, Mining the Disclosures, is a deep analysis of 215 companies' human rights performance in relation to sourcing conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This company's score was 17.4% (Weak).
Source: As You Sow (2019)
The Chinese government has facilitated the mass transfer of Uyghur and other ethnic minority citizens from the far west region of Xinjiang to factories across the country. Under conditions that strongly suggest forced labour, Uyghurs are working in factories that are in the supply chains of at least 83 well-known global brands in the technology, clothing and automotive sectors, including brands owned by this company. The Australian Strategic Policy Institute's 2020 report estimates (somewhat conservatively) that more than 80,000 Uyghurs were transferred out of Xinjiang to work in factories across China between 2017 and 2019, and some of them were sent directly from detention camps.
Source: ASPI (2020) |
This company received a score of 46/100 (retrieved 10-Oct-2020) in the Corporate Information Transparency Index (CITI), a system for evaluating supply chain practices in China, particularly in regards to environmental management and water pollution. Scores are calculated using government compliance data, online monitoring data, and third-party environmental audits, as well as trends in the environmental performance of factories in the company's supply chains.
Source: IPE (2020)
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre digital platform presents news and allegations relating to the human rights impact of over 20,000 companies. Their enhanced Company Dashboards also include financial information, key data points based on corporate policies, and scores from prominent civil society benchmarks. Follow the link and use the search function to view this company's dashboard.
Source: BHRRC (2022) |
Company Details
Type | Private company |
Revenue | 39 billion USD (2013) |
Employees | 150,000 (2014) |
Subsidiaries | Huawei Technologies Co Ltd ![]() Telecommunication products and support Development, manufacture and sale of telecommunication products and the technical support and maintenance of electrical equipment and spare parts. One of China's largest telecommunications companies, with customers in 140 countries. - Huawei Technologies (Australia) Pty Ltd ![]() Telecommunications infrastructure Established in Australia in 2004, Huawei technology is used by all major Australian operators across both fixed and mobile networks, as well as by consumers and businesses. In 2012, around 50% of Australians used a Huawei product for some part of their telecommunications needs every day. |
Contact Details
Address | Shenzen, Guangdong, China |
Website | http://www.huawei.com/en/about-huawei/corporate-info/index.htm |
Products / Brands
Huawei Australia
Huawei Laptops
Huawei Tablets Huawei Smartphones Huawei True Wireless Earbuds Huawei Watch Fit Smartwatches |