All Nokia factory workers have the right to work under safe, supportive and encouraging labor conditions. Labor conditions at all our production sites must meet recognized international standards. This is not only the right thing to do, but makes good business sense too.

Nokia is a responsible company - a company whose responsibilities extend to the well-being of the people our operations have an impact on and the locations we operate in.

Our responsibilities also include attracting competent and committed workforce and conducting our business in a way that satisfies our customers, consumers and investors. This is why we want to ensure good and ethical working conditions in all our production sites.

Nokia’s Labor Condition Standard is the framework that our operations are judged against. It is based on UN human rights declarations, ILO conventions, international ethical standards and international labor laws. Nokia’s goals in labor condition compliance are based on the Nokia Labor Condition Standard.

We do not merely aim at complying with local law - we aim at complying with global good practices that often go beyond the scope of the local legislation.

Management system

The management system is the foundation of ethical labor practices in Nokia factories. It outlines the commitment, required processes and communication practices that lead to active implementation of the criteria set in the Labor Condition Standard.

We acknowledge that putting our operations subject to independent validation is the best way to ensure ethical labor practices. This is why Nokia factories are assessed by an external professional assessment company every second year. This year is the first time Nokia’s factories will be assessed by external assessors.

All assessments will be conducted by the end of 2008.



Partners

We believe that collaborating with others who share our commitment to responsible workplace practices is the best way to develop our own activities in the field of labor condition compliance.