The film screening of Complicit (27 November) will take place at the UN Business & Human Rights Forum in Geneva. Film director Heather White starts the evening with an introduction, followed by the screening of…
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…
Over 600 Foxconn workers are still fighting to get their jobs back. Although Rising Star seems to have close ties to Foxconn, they refuse to employ these workers even though they hired 9000 contract worker….
Broadcom Ltd has started a takeover battle. The chip maker made an unsolicited $103 billion bid for Qualcomm Inc. Hock Tan, the chief executive of Broadcom, also announced that his company has plans moving its…
Earth Security Group has launched a CEO Briefing for consumer electronics in South East Asia, providing electronics companies, financial institutions and policymakers with an evaluation of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) priorities for the industry’s regional…
The Paradise Papers reveal that Apple changed their tax avoidance strategy and how they did it. Before May 2013 Apple avoided taxes by shifting tens of billions of dollars to their Irish subsidiaries. Nevertheless, chief…
In #iSlaveat10, Jenny Chan reviews ten years of struggles at Foxconn, the Taiwanese-owned contractor of Apple. In the recent publication ‘Made in China’ Chan focuses on two issues: freedom of association and the situation of…
Public service union UNISON became the first trade union to affiliate to Electronics Watch. As the first affiliate outside the public sector, UNISON is participating in a pilot scheme to evaluate the value of it…
The film ‘The e-waste tragedy’ (and 6 other films) can be viewed for free online until the 29th of October. Vote for your favourite film! Is The e-waste tragedy going to be the winner of the…
Fairphone will invest €6.5 million to make fair responsible electronics mainstream.They expect to upscale the production, expand it’s distribution network, continuing innovation and increasing its influence in the supply chain. These investments enables them to…