The London Metal Exchange (LME) has adopted new mineral sourcing standards requiring companies to address concerns over child labour. This follows revelations that cobalt traded on the LME came from sources that may be linked…
Last week arrest warrants were sought for three Samsung executives after suspected attempts by the officials to disrupt labour unions in South Korea. The prosecution claim that the executives worked together to strategically target workers…
Cividep, in collaboration with Good Electronics and Electronics Watch, held a national round-table on Working Conditions and Social Dialogue in the Indian Electronics Industry, on 9 March in Chennai. The aim of the round-table was to focus…
An International Day of Action Against Samsung to protest health, labour and human rights violations by the electronics giant will take place on May 1st in Asia, Europe and the United States. The actions, in solidarity with…
While many politicians and businesses express concerns about the escalating economic tensions between China and the US, Apple suppliers are particularly vulnerable to the effects of a trade war. Apple outsources much of its production…
Samsung Display and its parent company, Samsung Electronics, have filed legal action in South Korea in an attempt to prevent the disclosure of potentially damming workplace assessment reports. Samsung has claimed that publicising reports on…
Around 6,000 workers at Flex factories in the Chinese city of Zhuhai went on strike in March, protesting after being kept in the dark about plans to transfer factory ownership to MFLEX – a subsidiary…
UN human rights experts have raised concerns about human rights violations at Samsung Vietnam (20 March 2018) in a joint statement. The three UN human rights experts, Mr. Baskut Tuncak, Ms. Anita Ramasastry, and Mr. David Kaye, expressed concern…
To help protect the 244 million migrant workers from abusive employment practices, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has launched a new web platform to promote fair recruitment. By enabling users to share reviews of recruitment…