Andrew Smith and Alice Lepeuple from the English firm Corker Binning wrote a blog on holding companies criminally liable for human rights abuses from a judicial point of view. They describe the legal challenges that…
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…
Energy trade unions from 50 countries are united in demanding a Just Transition to protect the rights and living standards of workers as the energy industry experiences massive change. More than 200 representatives from 70…
It’s been so long overdue that it’s looked hopelessly far off. However, the day finally has come—Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd has agreed to a binding arbitration framework that will likely compel one of the world’s…
A new report by Verisk Maplecroft predicts that slavery and labour abuses in Southeast Asia will increase dramatically due to job losses caused by robot manufacturing. The displaced workers, mostly lacking skills to adapt and…
Poor people from all over the world have come to Malaysia to work in the electronics industry under awful circumstances. In the last forty years, thousands of companies from over 40 countries have set up…
Intel, HP, Apple, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are leading in an industry where more action is needed to protect vulnerable workers San Francisco, CA – As technology companies bring the world together, they are failing…
The Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) launched the Responsible Labor Initiative (RLI) to help companies respect the rights of workers that are vulnerable to forced labour. The initiative aims to extend EICC standards to other…