Indians among workers most concerned about companies' behaviour
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Workers in emerging countries are more concerned about corporate behaviour than employees in more developed nations, according to a poll released on Tuesday.
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Indians among workers most concerned about companies' behaviour
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The Ipsos survey of 24 nations showed that feelings about corporate responsibility were highest in Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia and India, where more than half of workers said it was very important for their employers to be responsible to society and the environment.
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Indians among workers most concerned about companies' behaviour
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But in Japan and France less than 20 per cent of workers felt the same way, and in Spain, Belgium, Germany, South Korea and China the number was less than 30 per cent.
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Indians among workers most concerned about companies' behaviour
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In other developed nations it ranged from 30 per cent in Britain and 32 per cent in the United States to 35 per cent in Australia and 37 per cent in Canada. "The main finding, no matter where you look, is that companies can't neglect corporate social responsibility. People say it is important for their employers to do it," Trent Ross, a senior vice-president with Ipsos, said of the poll results.
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Indians among workers most concerned about companies' behaviour
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Overall, 61 per cent of respondents thought companies should pay more attention to the environment, and 52 said they should contribute more to society.
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Indians among workers most concerned about companies' behaviour
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Workers also consider a company's behaviour when making choices about products and services. About half of people in Indonesia, Brazil and Mexico said they are likely to think about a firm's social responsibility when buying something, compared to 15 per cent or less in France, Japan, Belgium and Germany.
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Indians among workers most concerned about companies' behaviour
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The three most important things companies must do to be respected, according to the poll, are: prioritise workplace safety, contribute to the socio-economic development of the country, and abide by local laws and rights.
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Indians among workers most concerned about companies' behaviour
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"In the western democracies it is the burden of governments to do these things and in the developing world it is the burden of multi-national companies to provide this lift because governments are less able to do it," Ross said in an interview.
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Ipsos questioned a total of 18,150 adults for the online survey conducted from April 2 to 16. About 1,000 people took part in each nation, apart from Argentina, Indonesia, Mexico, Poland, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Russia and Turkey, where about 500 people contributed to the survey.
The margin of error is /- 3.5 percentage points in a poll of 1,000 and /- 5.0 percentage points in one of 500.
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