CSER Sustainability Report (English) - high res-rev - Flextronics

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6 Our People
The story of Ai Zheng’s initial struggle
is common across China. There are
over 240 million migrant talent in
China 2 often living a lonely and harsh
existence. Despite some reforms,
they are often denied basic rights to
health and education services, and
are vulnerable to exploitative working
conditions.
Migrant talent often journey up to
three days by train to work in factories
in coastal cities, just like the ones
Flextronics operates. Eighty-five
thousand Flextronics employees in
China are migrant talent.
Flextronics recognizes their immense
contribution and has taken steps
to make them feel at home while
providing them with a sense of
belonging and looking after their
emotional and developmental needs.
Flextronics sees its employees as
integral partners in the organization’s
future and success. We also recognize
that employee morale and culture
are inextricably linked to productivity,
recruitment and retention. Echoing
Alexandra Harney’s words, employee
engagement is vital especially in
developing countries such as China.
This section discusses how Flextronics
recognizes the power of true employee
engagement and gives our employees
a work environment in which they can
achieve their goals and advance in
their careers by tapping into various
programs and initiatives.
2 Source: Financial Times
Flextronics CSER Report 2010 / 2011