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Flex Ltd. and Union Suppression in the Electronics Manufacturing Supply Chain in Malaysia
June 23 @ 6:00 am - 7:00 am PDT
Date: June 23, 2026
Time: 6 am PST / 9 am EST / 3 pm CEST
Malaysia is a global electronics manufacturing hub, powering advances in electronic products that are critical to a growing range of industries and sectors. It is also a sector where workers – many of whom are migrant labourers – face pervasive employer interference when exercising their rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining.
Nasdaq-listed and US-headquartered Flex Ltd. is one of the largest electronics manufacturers in the world. It announced that it will join the S&P 500 Index on June 22, 2026. Flex Ltd. is also a supplier of Apple Inc.1
Workers at Flex Ltd.’s Malaysian subsidiary are alleging that their employer is running an aggressive, company-led union-suppression campaign.
Join us for a pre-AGM investor briefing session to hear directly from local and global unions about labour rights concerns at Flex.
Speakers will also include Electronics Watch affiliates, who will describe how public buyers exercising social responsibility are working with brands to improve compliance with labour rights and standards in Malaysia’s electronics manufacturing sector.
Speakers:
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Divid Arulappen, General Secretary, Malaysia Electronics Industry Employees’ Union Northern Region (EIEUNR)
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Alexander Ivanou, Director, Base Metals, Mechanical Engineering, ICT, Electrical & Electronics, IndustriALL Global Union
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Rebecca Griffiths, Sustainability Advisor, Procurement Department, London Fire Brigade (Electronics Watch affiliate)
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Emil Birk, CSR Consultant, City of Copenhagen (Electronics Watch affiliate)
Moderator:
- Mary Beth Gallagher, Director of Engagement, Domini Impact Investments
An investor brief reviews Flex’s human rights and labour rights commitments, outlines the concerns raised by workers and trade unions, and explains why these issues may be relevant to investors. It also proposes questions that investors may wish to raise with the company in engagements. Read the investor brief here.
1 According to Apple Inc.’s Supplier List for Fiscal Year 2023 (most recent available).