The September 2008 issue of Metal World, the magazine of the International Metalworkers Federation (IMF), features an interesting article by Kristyne Peter on organising precarious workers in the Indonesian IT sector.A major challenge for unions…
From 7-10 September 2008 the international congress ‘Electronics goes green 2008+” will take place in Berlin, Germany.The Joint International Congress and Exhibition “Electronics Goes Green 2008+” is organised in conjunction with the “1st World ReUse…
September 12, 2008, Dell is organising a Stakeholder Forum in Berlin, Germany. The dialogue is timed to coincide with the Electronics Goes Green conference also taking place in Berlin the same week.Dell presents this forum…
On 26 June 2008, Acer announced that its application to become an Applicant Member of the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) has been approved. In a press release Acer highlights the importance of a “structured…
Article in the China Labour Bulletin analyses upcoming changes in China’s labour regulations. A crucial turning point in the history of China’s trade union movement may have been reached. For the first time since 1949,…
In May 2007, SOMO published two reports on Acer, a Company Profile and a CSR Company Profile. Both documents have now been translated into Chinese by the Taiwan Labor Information & Education Association TLIEA.The documents…
In a joint statement, Bread for All and Students & Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior address GeSi and EICC regarding their weak responses to the ‘One Year Follow Up Report on Working Conditions in China’s Electronic…
Critical statement by Bread for All and Students & Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior addressing the electronics sector’s sustainability initiatives concerning working Conditions in ChinaIn May 2008, Bread for All (BFA) and Students & Scholars Against…