The GFA (Global Framework Agreement) is a first for an e-commerce brand, and will establish a framework for protecting and strengthening the rights of workers producing ASOS own-brand products in countries around the world. IndustriALL…
Migrant workers form the Chinese countryside, who leave their hometown to find employment in industrial cities, see an end to the big rises of their wages. Last year the growth fell below 7 percent. Policy…
The whole world is one global supply chain. Brand name companies like Nike, Apple, Hasbro, and dozens of apparel companies do not actually make the consumer products they sell. Instead they hire contract manufacturers in…
Ten years ago the first iPhone went on sale. The iconic product not only profoundly altered the world of gadgets, but also of consumption and tall corporate profit; this world would be impossible without the…
As China charges ahead with the production of smartphones, electrolyte makers have been racing to mass-produce low-cost components for the consumer Li-ion battery market. Chinese manufacturers are also the dominant players for other battery components….
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…
Nikkei Asian Review reported iPhone assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry (or Foxconn Technology Group) is offering 2.1 trillion yen ($19.6 billion) for the chip unit of the Japanese conglomerate Toshiba Corporation. Foxconn says Toshiba Memory…
Lithium is being used for the lithium ion batteries of laptops, smartphones and electric cars. The latest is expected to increase more than thirtyfold by 2030, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. There’s plenty in…
The announcement of the government’s new strategy on child labour was made by Lambert Matuku Memas, Minister of State for Employment, Labour and Social Welfare. This strategy responds directly to findings uncovered by Amnesty International…
Last month, over 70 students from the UK and Ireland congregated in Manchester for People & Planet’s annual Summer Training event – Power Shift: Training for Change. Supported by the Good Electronics Network, a day…