Engineers Against Apartheid
Southeast Michigan
https://engineersaa.org/

Yoshiharu Inaba
Chairman and Director

Kenji Yamaguchi
President and CEO

Ryiji Sasuga
Senior
Managing Office

RE: Fanuc Corporate Responsibility to Uphold International Law and Human Rights

Dear FANUC Leadership,

We are submitting this letter as Michigan residents, workers, and families that are calling on FANUC Corporation and its subsidiary, FANUC America, to end its complicity in the genocide & ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. We believe it is in the company's best interest to initiate divestment from the Israeli weapons industry and its suppliers.

It has become apparent to many Michigan residents that Israel has committed egregious violations of international law, as documented by numerous human rights organizations and the United Nations. In July 2025, the United Nations Special Rapporteur, Francesca Albanese, released a report that specifically names FANUC as a key contributor to Israel's genocide of civilians in Gaza, Palestine.

This report has significantly shifted the perspectives of local and global communities on FANUC as a stakeholder in the success of its surrounding society. FANUC America has historically presented itself as a corporation that invests in a socially productive future, but this image comes into question with information being reported about the company’s sales and affiliation with weapons companies abetting violations of international law and domestic foreign policy.

Reputable institutions such as Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and B’Tselem have evidence-backed reports on the destruction of civilian infrastructure, including homes, hospitals, schools, and food pantries. War crimes on this large a humanitarian scale are made possible through manufacturing and industrial contracts of which FANUC is a participant.

The residents of Michigan have joined many human rights groups across the world to demand that FANUC Corporation and its subsidiaries end their complicity in genocide. There are avenues to long-term success and productivity that don't require the systematic destruction of human life, and we call on FANUC to refocus its business partnerships to reflect that.

Engineers Against Apartheid (EAA) is always open to dialogue and collaboration in building a greater and safer future for our shared society. Representatives of EAA can be contacted at

Thank you for your attention to this matter. We look forward to your correspondence.

Sincerely,

Engineers Against Apartheid