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Acer Inc.


Headquarters location: Hsin Tai Wu Rd., Hsichih, Taipei 221TaiwanTel. 88626961234 Job offers, investor relations: www.acer.com.tw


Acer belongs to

shareholder
country     %
source
Shih, StanTaiwan7L'Expansio.

Acer owns

subsidiary
country     %
source
Gateway Inc. United States of America100Le Monde

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« ETHICAL » RATING OF ACER , group and subsidiaries
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3
Labor: 3 violation(s) of fundamental labor rights
80%
Job: 80% of company's jobs cut since 1998
1
Delinquency: 1 act(s) of financial or trade delinquency
4
Tax haven, secret bank account, shell companies: operates in 4 offshore financial center(s)
11
Sales: more than 11 billion(s) dollars/euros in annual sales
1
Net profit: more than 1 billion(s) dollars/euros in cumulated net profit since 1998
27
Top management: earns 27 times the median income in the United States (32000 US$/year)
1
Influence: 1 act(s) of direct corruption or lobbying

Relevance: business & market share

year
business
source
2007During the second term, Acer sold 7.2% of the PCs bought in the world.Les Echos
2007During the third term, Acer sold 8.1% of the PCs bought in the world.Les Echos
2005Acer is the world's fourth-largest PC seller.Les Echos
2005With Gateway, Acer is the world's third-largest PC seller.Le Monde
2003Acer sells 9,3% of the laptop computers bought in FranceLes Echos
1997Acer sells 3,2% of the Personal Computers bought in the worldLes Echos

World locations & Manufacturing

country incentive : address & contact : production type
source
Costa Rica Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Zona franca Ultrapack & 2932333 : Procomer
Mexico  BAUDELIO PEREZ MUCHARRAS No. 420 ZARAGOZA 32570 CHIHUAHUA JUAREZ & 183030 :

Acer is managed by

year name
photo position; compensation
source
2006Lanci, Gianfranco
See the photo of: Lanci, Gianfranco Chief Executive Officer;

Advertising & marketing

year
dubious practice : image
source
2005slogan: Empowering people;
1998slogan: The second most amazing machine.;

Made by

year
employees
<>
social impact : country
source
2008
-122
Internal restructuring: Packard Bell reorganizes its plant in Angers.: France
Les Echos
2007
ILO violation 1, 87, 98, 138 : 200 employees work up to 84 hours per week to manufacture computer equipment for Dell and Acer in Shenzhen.: China
UFC Que Ch.
2006
5300
L'Expansio.
2006
ILO violation 1,26 : At subcontractor plants, workers work 12 hours a day, six days a week. Wages are insufficient to cover food expenses, let alone rent, clothing and education.: Philippines
SOMO Cente.
2006
ILO violation 87,98,26,1 : At subcontractor plants, workers work 12 hours a day, six days a week. Wages are below legal minimum and insufficient to cover food expenses. Workers can't join independant union, only the party's union.: China
SOMO Cente.
2001
-750
C.Net
2000
36000
L'Expansio.
1998
23000

Financials

year  salesincome source
2006   11.30.31   billion US$Les Echos
2005   9.70.26   billion US$
2002   3.070.25   billion US$
2001   3.220.03   billion US$
2000   4.760.2   billion US$
1999   5.780.23   billion US$
1998   5.070.07   billion US$

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