Huawei UK
Modern Slavery
Statement
2024
Introduction
This statement is prepared for Huawei Technologies (UK) Co., Ltd. (Company No. 04295981) and Huawei
Technologies Research & Development (UK) Limited (Company No. 07371283) (hereinafter together referred to as
Huawei UK ) both registered in United Kingdom (hereinafter referred to as UK ), and both are subsidiaries of
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd, a multinational technology corporation headquartered in China (hereinafter together referred to as we , our or Huawei ).
This is the Huawei Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2024
and is prepared in accordance with the reporting requirements of the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 (hereinafter referred to as MSA ).
Who we are and what we do
Founded in 1987, Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT)
infrastructure and smart devices. We have approximately 208,000 employees and we operate in over 170 countries and regions, serving more than three billion people around the world. We are committed to bringing digital to every person, home and organisation for a fully connected, intelligent world. Huawei's annual 2024 global revenues were US8.16 billion.
Huawei is also a major investor in the UK, supporting thousands of jobs directly and across its UK supply chain.
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Structure of The Organisation
Although not all entities in the Huawei group are subject to the requirements of the MSA, we adopt a company-wide approach to policies and procedures on modern slavery and human trafficking. Therefore,
this report covers activities and steps that are taken at the group level relevant to the Huawei supply chain and internal operations.
Huawei has implemented a mature governance structure, with clearly defined authorization and accountability mechanisms. The governance structure comprises the Board of Directors (BOD), its committees, group functions, and multi-level management teams. Huawei clearly defines the roles and responsibilities of its organisations to ensure the effective separation of authority and responsibilities as well as checks and balances through mutual oversight. The CFO of Huawei is overall accountable for internal controls. The internal control management department reports to the CFO for any possible defects and improvements already made in terms of internal controls, and assists the CFO in building the internal control environment. The internal audit department independently monitors
