Organization: Motorola Solutions, Inc.

Year: 2017

Whereas: Whereas: the 2016 Global Slavery Index estimates that 45.8 million people are in some form of modern slavery in 167 countries (http www.globalslaveryindex.org findings). According to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, companies have the corporate responsibility to respect human rights within their operations and supply chains. As a multinational company dependent upon extended supply chains in many countries, Motorola Solutions must assess if workers are being recruited into debt bondage, forced labor and, ultimately, slavery. There is growing awareness of the role of unscrupulous labor recruiters in exploiting workers and job seekers through charging fees, withholding personal papers passports and failing to provide written contracts spelling out the terms of employment. Failure to put proactive policies and procedures in place exposes a company to significant risks, including legal action and media reports that negatively impact reputation. The electronics industry has come under increased scrutiny for labor abuses in factories including the exploitation of migrant workers who have paid fees to obtain employment. According to a US Department of Labor funded study, 92 percent of the migrant workers in Malaysia's electronics industry had paid recruitment fees and that 92% of that group had paid fees that exceeded legal or industry standards. (Report Cites Forced Labor in Malaysia's Electronics Industry, New York Times, September 17, 2014) In its June 2016 ICT Benchmark Findings Report, KnowTheChain found that only four of 20 publicly traded companies reviewed demonstrated awareness of the risks when recruitment agencies are used to hire workers. Based on this finding, unethical recruitment of migrant labor is a serious risk for the entire sector. Motorola Solutions was not included in the report. The State of California and the United Kingdom have passed laws requiring companies to report on what they are doing to eradicate human trafficking and slavery. U.S. federal contractors are currently required to put in place compliance programs for their extended supply chains to assess and address any abuses associated with charging workers recruitment fees. Motorola Solutions is a government contractor, has ethical recruitment policies, and describes its process for implementing its forced labor and human trafficking policies. However, out of its entire global supply chain, Motorola Solutions only audited fourteen sites in 2015. It reports that 21 freely chosen employment issues were identified, but provides no further information. Investors have insufficient information to gauge how well the company is addressing this serious risk to workers and to the company. RESOLVED, Shareholders request that by December, 2017 the Company begin publishing, at reasonable cost and excluding proprietary information, an annual report disclosing specific remedial efforts taken to ensure that its global supply chain is free of forced or bonded labor, including any efforts to reimburse workers for recruitment fees that we paid in violation of the Company's policies.

Resolved: Resolved: Shareholders request that by December, 2017 the Company begin publishing, at reasonable cost and excluding proprietary information, an annual report disclosing specific remedial efforts taken to ensure that its global supply chain is free of forced or bonded labor, including any efforts to reimburse workers for recruitment fees that we paid in violation of the Company's policies.