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

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8 Community Partnership
The China Experience
After 30 years of reform, China has made
remarkable economic achievements. However,
the fast-growing nation is also plagued by
inequality in wealth distribution, resulting in
the increased gap between the rich and poor,
widening the divide between urban and rural
areas, which has led to numerous social conflicts.
China’s 12th Five-Year Development Plan
(2011-2015), which aspires to protect and
improve the welfare of its people, views the
nation’s economic transformation as the
fundamental starting point to a well-managed
wealth distribution initiative / process for the
benefit of its people.
China is playing a vital role in the global supply
chain system; however, it has to address several
concerns, namely urbanization, the plight of
its migrant talent and environmental issues in
order to achieve sustainable development. Thus,
Flextronics in China is inseparable from the
social and environmental issues affecting the
nation.
We are very pleased to see Flextronics’
determination and hard work in the social and
environmental arena. We note, with pleasure,
the remarkable results achieved by the company,
especially in taking care of the needs of migrant
talent in China. Flextronics has many innovative
measures and actions in place to help migrant
talent while enhancing its human resources
function to increase market competitiveness.
Issues pertaining to migrant talent will be in
discussion for a long time as China accelerates
its urbanization process. We hope Flextronics,
together with the government and NGOs, will
promote new ideas and ways to assist our
migrant talent in finding their own space and
future in this fast-growing nation. This, we hope,
will set a stellar example for other businesses in
China to follow.
Yu Zhihong
Chief Editor, WTO Tribune
Executive Director of
Social Responsibility and
Sustainable Development
Research Center,
Peking University
Change for the better
Over the past 30 years, China has built its economy
based on co-operation between businesses (source
of capital) and migrant talent (source of labor). Today,
China is moving towards an era of “innovation”,
focusing on the creative potential of the country’s new
generation of migrant talent.
Flextronics recognizes the potential of these people
and has collaborated with us in rolling out programs
that highlight issues affecting migrant talent. Our end in
mind is to educate and change the perception of college
students, intellectuals and urban residents towards
migrant talent.
Flextronics has also helped our organization achieve its
dream of setting up the Zhuhai Center for Social Work
Facilitators (ZCSWF) in the vicinity of its Flextronics
Zhuhai Industrial Park. ZCSWF is the first officiallyregistered,
non-governmental organization in China that
is sponsored by a private company (Flextronics) and
backed by the Chinese government. Within two years,
ZCSWF has provided social services to more than
60,000 migrant talent.
The ZCSWF initiatives have been successful and
the Chinese government now heralds this tripartite
partnership between government, private company and
NGO as the Zhuhai Social Service Model – the first of
its kind domestically that will help promote social work
and help migrant workers achieve their potential while
meeting their developmental and emotional needs.
We believe that our continuous collaboration with
Flextronics will positively impact the lives of migrant
talent and give them a better future.
Li Tao
Founder
Beijing’s Social Work Development Center
8.3 Flextronics Foundation
Flextronics’ Holistic Migrant Talent Support Program
Flextronics CSER Report 2010 / 2011