Equal & Equitable Opportunities in the Workplace

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Problem:

Many products and materials are manufactured using labor paid less than fair compensation and/or denied equal opportunity for employment and management responsibility based upon race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability or other factors. This may be done by exploiting child labor or others held against their will, or by using workers in developing countries with inadequate labor protections or in developed countries by using illegal immigrants or other groups lacking political power to enforce their rights.

Goal:

Provide fair compensation and non-exploitative conditions with equal and equitable opportunities for all workers.

Ideal:

A product and its source materials are harvested, extracted, manufactured and reclaimed at the end of their life exclusively by companies that engage in fair and equitable labor practices and promotes diversity and equal and equitable opportunities based on the duties and performance of their workers.