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Symposium: Worker health and precarious work in global supply chains
The Center for Global Workers’ Rights is organizing a Spring Symposium on worker health and precarious work on March 23-24. The symposium will examine the conditions of vulnerable workers in global supply chains, most especially…
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Impeachment of South Korean President Park justified by court
On Friday, South Korean President Park Guen-hye was removed from office after the country’s Constitutional Court upheld her impeachment. Park allegedly violated the constitution and broke the law by helping her confidante, Choi Soon-sil, take…
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Film screening of ‘Complicit’ and panel discussion
On March 16, the UN Human Rights Council organizes a screening of the documentary ‘Complicit’, followed by a panel discussion with high-level experts. The documentary tells the stories of workers in China’s electronics industry fighting…
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SAVE the date: GoodElectronics Network Global Meeting
The GoodElectronics Network is happy to announce the upcoming Global Network Meeting to be held on 6 – 10 October 2017, in Batam, Indonesia. A full program will be scheduled for 7 – 9 of…
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New legal framework needed to limit chemicals in products
The current legal framework fails to ensure information about dangerous chemicals entering the material cycles of products. In a new report of ClientEarth and European Environmental Bureau (EEB), it is argued that existing legislation should…
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New IDI guide for advocates on Chinese outbound investment
Inclusive Development International (IDI) has published a new resource: ‘Safeguarding People and the environment in Chinese investment’, which contains policies, standards and guidelines applying to Chinese outbound investment. “This guide explains the key actors involved…
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Apple stopped buying cobalt from artisanal mines in Congo due to child labour
Apple stated it stopped buying cobalt from artisanal mines in Congo. Last year, reports from the Washington Post, Amnesty International, SOMO and its DRC partners ACIDH, Afrewatch, and Premicongo, revealed serious environmental damages and human rights abuses…
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Event: Human Rights Watch Film Festival screenings of ‘Complicit’
On March 11 and 13, Andy Davies from Electronics Watch affiliate LUPC will be guest panellist at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival screenings of Complicit, a documentary shot last year about a Chinese factory…
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Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong indicted on bribery charges
Samsung Group chief Lee Jae-yong was indicted with bribery and embezzlement by South Korean prosecutors. On February 17th, Lee was arrested over his alleged role in the corruption scandal involving impeached President Park Guen-hye. Lee…