NVIDIA—Supply chain revealed forced labor risks including hiring fees and passport retention
NVIDIA's due diligence in fiscal years 2024 and 2025 revealed supplier non-compliance including hiring fees charged to workers, document and passport retention, excessive working hours, and penalties for leaving employers early. An independent human rights assessment found forced labor and child labor to be salient risks in NVIDIA's supply chain, though not in direct operations.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supply Chain Ethics | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Worker Rights | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.295 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.59)× agency (negligent ×0.5)
Evidence (1 signal)
NVIDIA's official 2025 Forced Labor Statement disclosed supply chain violations
NVIDIA's official 2025 Forced Labor, Human Trafficking, and Child Labor Statement disclosed that due diligence revealed supplier non-compliance including hiring fees, document/passport retention, and an independent assessment finding forced labor as salient risk.