LCA of an Ecolabeled Notebook - GreenDeltaTC

Subcategory Indicator Status
Respect of
Indigenous
rights
social and religious practices,
knowledge and traditional
craftsmanship as well
as cultural spaces and objects
and does not determine
them in any way
Strength of policies to protect
cultural heritage
Human rights issues faced
by indigenous people in the
country/region
1437 Delta Electronics (2009), p. 19
1438 www.china-embassy.ch/eng/ztnr/rqwt/t138829.htm
1439 www.china.org.cn/e-white/phumanrights19/p-8.htm
1440 www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
1441 The World Bank (2007)
1442 www.china.org.cn/e-white/phumanrights19/p-8.htm
Annex
One of the CSR goals of Delta Electronics addresses
the progress of human culture, but
cultural heritage is not explicitly mentioned. 1437
According to the Chinese government, there are
no indigenous people in China and thus also no
issues related to indigenous people. 1438 But
there are officially 55 ethnic minority groups in
China, 1439 who account for less than 9% of population.
1440 In addition, there are undistinguished
ethnic groups that not have been officially recognized.
According to the World Bank more than 35% of
the worldwide indigenous population live in
China. 1441
The Chinese constitution provides equal rights
to all ethnic groups. 1442 However, China violates
the human rights of indigenous people. There
are limitations regarding the use of aboriginal
languages and severe restrictions on freedom of
religion. Besides there is an inflow of Han Chinese
into their regions. 1443
In the province Jiangsu live predominantly Han
Chinese (99.6%) and only a few Hui Chinese
(0.2%). 1444 Hui Chinese are counted among Muslims
and the discrimination against Muslims
increased in recent years. However, due to the
very small share of ethnic minorities of population
in Suzhou about 0.24% 1445 ethnic conflicts
are rather not present.
1443 www.amnesty.org
1444 The New York Times (2009)
1445 http://www.chinatouronline.com/china-travel/suzhou/suzhou-facts/suzhou-population.htm
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