http://goodelectronics.org daily 1 2008-02-06T12:27:34Z http://goodelectronics.org/news-en/european-american-and-japanese-electronic-waste-poisoning-the-environment-in-ghana The Greenpeace report "Chemical contamination at e-waste recycling and disposal sites in Ghana", released on August 5th 2008, exposes the extent of environmental contamination caused by recycling and disposal of e-waste in Ghana. Analysis of soil and sediment taken from two electronic waste (e-waste) scrap yards in Ghana has revealed severe contamination with hazardous chemicals. (1) No publisher pauline environment health & safety 2008-08-18T13:49:34Z News Item http://goodelectronics.org/news-en/latest-goodelectronics-newsletter Please find the link to the latest GoodElectronics Newsletter. No publisher pauline 2008-07-18T12:40:40Z News Item http://goodelectronics.org/news-en/trade-union-situation-at-sanmina-sci-systems-de-mexico In a short paper F. Weyzig of SOMO describes the current trade union situation at Sanmina SCI Systems in México (Sanmina), a supplier of Philips, on the basis of information provided by CEREAL. Sanmina has five plants and more than 10,000 employees in Guadalajara, Mexico. The main issue are so-called shadow unions. No publisher Pauline Overeem 2008-08-12T23:12:47Z News Item http://goodelectronics.org/news-en/electronics-companies-address-issues-in-the-mining-industry One year into its campaign, makeITfair, a coalition of environmental and human rights organisations, receives promising commitments from the electronics industry. The campaign urges companies to translate these commitments into concrete actions. No publisher admin 2008-07-09T11:01:44Z News Item http://goodelectronics.org/news-en/us-electronics-retailer-bestbuy-offers-customers-free-take-back-of-e-waste The American campaigning organisation As You Sow was successful in pushing the US largest electronics retailer BestBuy in offering free take back of e-waste in more than 10 of its US stores. No publisher pauline 2008-08-06T12:25:16Z News Item