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Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy Statement

January 1, 2012

EMC is committed to social and environmental responsibility and has a zero tolerance policy regarding slavery and human trafficking. As part of this commitment, we are active members of the Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC). The EICC’s Code of Conduct (the “EICC Code”) prohibits the use of forced, bonded, indentured, or involuntary prison labor. EMC adopted the EICC Code for ourselves and our suppliers, and added supplemental requirements, including provisions against trafficking in persons (collectively, the “EMC Supplier Code of Conduct”). EMC considers each supplier’s conduct vis-à-vis the EMC Supplier Code of Conduct when awarding and/or renewing business with the supplier. In addition, we are members of the EICC’s Freely Chosen Emplacement (FCE) task force, which is helping to identify opportunities to share best practices among members; expand and refine the EICC Code and audit questionnaires; and make recommendations on available tools and training.

EMC also has Human Rights and Global Labor Principles that are based on international labor and human rights standards. These principles reinforce and strengthen our commitment to the rights of our employees, workers in our supply chain, and workers in the global community.

EMC has taken multiple actions to verify the absence of forced labor, slavery, and human trafficking in our supply chain, including the following:

  • Internal assessment of supply chain risk, based on international indices as well as identification of supplier-specific risks
  • A zero tolerance policy regarding trafficking in persons, procurement of commercial sex acts, use of forced labor in performing contracts, and the use of debt-bonded contract labor by any EMC supplier or for any other purpose. See http://www.emc.com/collateral/corporation/emc-supplier-conduct-guidelines-final-ldv.pdf.
  • Acknowledgements of the EMC Supplier Code of Conduct from 100% of Tier 1 direct suppliers
  • Self-certification from suppliers of policies mandating compliance with all applicable labor regulations, including those related to freely chosen emplacement, through the EICC Self-Assessment Questionnaire
  • On-site verification of EICC Code conformance through independent, third-party audits. These audits are announced.
  • Training all EMC supply chain management professionals on the EMC Supplier Code of Conduct
  • Internal accountability standards and procedures to help ensure that employees and contractors meet EMC standards

This focus on slavery and human trafficking is part of a larger effort to encourage supply chain transparency and accountability. For additional information concerning our supply chain responsibility program, see http://www.emc.com/about/sustainability/supply-chain/index.htm.