In response to unacceptable working conditions in Bangladesh
Telenor Board visited tower vendor in Bangladesh
(13 October 2008) During its October tour of Telenor’s Asian markets, representatives of the Telenor Board and Top Management visited the tower manufacturing company Concrete and Steel Technologies, which is located in the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
5 September 2008Clarifications on new case of child labour in Bangladesh
Telenor has recently been made aware of unacceptable working conditions at a subcontractor to a supplier to Grameenphone in Bangladesh.
Telenor wishes to make some further clarifications on this matter
25 June 2008Pre-emptive actions by Grameenphone
In the HSE implementation policy of Grameenphone (GP), prevention of injury at work is the most important target. To ensure this, the HSE Department in GP has organized different awareness and training programs.
Read more about the awareness and training programs
25 June 2008Overview of fatal accidents among Grameenphone's suppliers
As part of the efforts to safeguard working conditions at subcontractors to Grameenphone in Bangladesh, Telenor has ordered an overview of fatal accidents in the period May 2007 to May 2008.
Overview of fatal accidents among Grameenphone's suppliers
19 June 2008Head of Group Communications and CR Hilde Tonne comments on recent events in Bangladesh
10 June 2008Facts about Telenor’s humanitarian partnerships
3 June 2008Supplier Mizam Hatim expresses willingness to improve working conditions
22 May 2008Veritas confirms unacceptable working conditions (PDF)
Background
A Danish TV documentary broadcast in May 2008, revealed unacceptable working conditions, pollution and underage labour at the facilities of suppliers to Grameenphone in Bangladesh. Telenor has a 62 per cent stake in Grameenphone. Telenor has drawn up unambiguous guide lines to ensure our corporate responsibility and that operation is run in accordance with our ethical standards.
Read more about unacceptable working conditions in Bangladesh
Actions taken
Immediately after having been informed about the unacceptable working conditions in Bangladesh, an investigation was initiated by Grameenphone and Telenor, and actions where taken and measures intiated.
More about actions taken and measures initiated
“- It saddens us to know that better control systems and inspection routines for following up the activities of the company's suppliers could have prevented lives from being lost. We are now giving the work of dealing with these issues the highest priority...”
Read President and CEO Jon Fredrik Baksaas' written comment to Norway's business daily
Press releases
5 September 2008:
Telenor seeks continued cooperation
4 September 2008:
Regarding new case of child labour in Bangladesh
25 June 2008:
HSE-status in Bangladesh
22 May 2008:
Initiates new measures to improve working conditions in Bangladesh
22 May 2008:
Update on the situation in Bangladesh
Related information
Facts and figures about our presence in Bangladesh
Contacts
Pål Kvalheim
Telenor Group CommunicationsTel: +47 970 44 970
E-mail: pal.kvalheim@telenor.com
Ingrid Schiefloe
Telenor Group CommunicationsTel: +47 951 56 977
E-mail: ingrid.schiefloe@telenor.com
Esben Tuman
Telenor AsiaTel: +66 859 18 4111
E-mail: esben@telenor.com