HP, Dell, and IBM Agree to Manufacturing Code of Conduct

JustOK writes "Yahoo! reports that IBM, Dell and HP have agreed to a code of conduct for not only workers, but the environment as well. An HP exec's statement is that the company is only responding to the company's 'globalizing in many parts of the world'." The joint press release is available, as is the code of conduct (pdf).

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Re:toothless announcement

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Agreed! Everyone else seems to be too busy giving the companies cockrubs to notice that the agreement basicall says: "We'll follow all the laws of the country, and, in addition, we won't kill anyone. On purpose. Unless they deserve it."

What I'd like to see is an agreement that says:

a. We'll follow all labor laws of the U.S.

b. We'll pay a liveable wage (which is an altogether different beast from minimum wage).

That would be an impressive step in the right direction. This is just pablum. Stop applauding them for coming up to a basic level of expected decency.