NVIDIA—Supply chain audits found forced labor indicators including hiring fees and document retention
Nvidia's fiscal 2024 and 2025 due diligence processes revealed multiple supplier non-compliance issues including hiring fees charged to workers, document and passport retention, excessive working hours, and penalties for leaving employers before specified time periods. An independent human rights assessment commissioned by Nvidia found forced labor and child labor to be salient risks in the supply chain.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worker Rights | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.443 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.59)× agency (negligent ×0.5)
Evidence (1 signal)
Supply chain audits found forced labor indicators including hiring fees and document retention
Nvidia's fiscal 2024 and 2025 due diligence processes revealed multiple supplier non-compliance issues including hiring fees charged to workers, document and passport retention, excessive working hours, and penalties for leaving employers before specified time periods. An independent human rights assessment commissioned by Nvidia found forced labor and child labor to be salient risks in the supply chain.