Make the production process safer and prevent illness and cancer from dangerous chemicals
More than 200 civil society groups and activists from electronics production countries and across the globe challenge the electronics industry to improve their act on chemicals management during the production process.
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A participatory study conducted in Batam, Indonesia used biological monitoring to evaluate the extent of chemical exposure among workers in the electronics manufacturing industry. Urine samples were collected from workers both before and after their…
Here is a link to IndustriALL’s statement on the deadly explosion at PT Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel (ITSS), a company based in the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) in Central Sulawesi. The explosion, which happened…
CHIPS Communities United (CCU), a coalition of over 50 organizations, is urging semiconductor companies, including Intel, Micron, TSMC, Samsung, and Texas Instruments, to uphold accountability and environmental responsibility as they receive billions in public subsidies…
Toxic industrial chemicals and wastes flow through the world of manufacturing and production, including the electronics industry. These post a wide range of health and environmental concerns especially in developing countries where most of the…
The CEPN Joint Chemical Safety Committee Guidance is now available on the CEPN website. This comprehensive document covers the key elements for developing and operating successful Joint Committees to address chemical safety concerns in facilities….
Great piece by Paul Jobin on the decades-long (legal) struggle of Taiwanese workers producing for US and later French television companies, who contracted cancer or other illnesses from exposure to toxic substances. The workers, mainly comprising women,…
Samsung’s environmental safety officer blew the whistle on lax management at their Bac Ninh factory in Vietnam, raising concerns about air filtration systems, wastewater treatment tanks, and the use of dangerous chemicals. Despite years of…
14 December, 2022 – The deadly accident in a coal mine in Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan on 30 November was not a stand-alone incident. Nine workers were killed and four others sustained critical injuries…
Unions in South East Asia met last month to discuss how to use occupational health and safety (OHS) as a strategy to organise workers and build strong unions, protecting workers from a hazardous working environment….