A report released by CGFED and IPEN in November 2017 accuses Samsung of ‘serious’ labour abuses in its Vietnamese smartphone factories. Despite the evidence, Samsung disputes claims of wrongdoing and said the report is different from the…
Over 7 billion smartphones have been produced since 2007. These smartphones have changed the world in many positive ways, but the manufacturing of the phones has a devastating impact on our planet. Greenpeace states in…
While the Chinese smartphone market did not grow in the third quarter in 2017, the share of the five biggest companies grew and now occupy more than 75% of the market in China. Especially Apple…
The worldwide shipments in the smartphone market shows a decline of 6.3% in the fourth quarter of 2017. Overall Samsung remained at the top of the worldwide smartphone market in 2017. Only in the fourth…
A study conducted by the environmental NGO IPEN and Vietnam-based Center for Gender, Family and Environment in Development (CGFED), reveals the poor working conditions in Samsung’s Vietnamese smartphone production sites. The study focuses on interviews with 45 workers at two factories…
Competition in the Chinese smartphone market – the worlds largest – increases amid signs of maturity and declining shipments. China alone accounts for around 30% of global smartphone sales, but for the first time the…
Foxconn Technology will invest 37.5 billion yuan (US$5.74 billion) to expand its facilities in Nanjing, China. It will become the largest smartphone assembly worldwide and a hub for research and development. Deputy general manager Zheng…
Eliminate toxic chemicals; ensure adequate medical treatment; and end worker abuse; these are the demands of Green America and The Nation in a new campaign “Bad Apple. End Smartphone Sweatshops”, launched yesterday. You can help…
The Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei is on it’s way up. It recently passed Apple to become second-largest smartphone maker behind Samsung Electronics. In the second quarter of this year the shipments of Huawei have increased…
As the Chinese economy slows, many China-based firms are looking to start production in India. Huawei, the world’s third largest maker of smartphones, is the latest example. India is the world’s fastest growing smartphone market…