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By Joseph LaDou and Sandra Lovegrove from the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at University of California School of MedicineThe near absence of effective regulation and enforcement to control the flow of e-waste is…

News / October 23, 2007

Hazardous substances reduced but not eliminated from laptops

The results of the analysis, contained in the report, “Toxic chemicals in computers – Reloaded”, (1) show bromine being present in over 40 per cent of the components tested, at concentrations of up to 10…

News / October 23, 2007

EU targets governments over electronic waste rules

Several European Union countries have failed to turn the bloc’s rules on electronic waste into national law and now face legal action from Brussels, the European Commission said on Wednesday October 17, 2007. The rules…

News / October 18, 2007

Scientific tests reveal iPhone contains hazardous chemicals and materials, says Greenpeace

Amsterdam, 15 October 2007 – Apple’s iPhone contains hazardous chemicals and materials, according to the results of scientific tests commissioned by Greenpeace. The insight into the components of the iPhone is presented in the Greenpeace…

News / October 3, 2007

Virtual strikes, virtual unions: Italian IBM workers make history

IBM employees in Italy made headlines around the world this week when they announced their intention to carry out a “virtual strike” inside “Second Life”. More than 1’850 – real- people protested behind their computers…

News / October 3, 2007

CEREAL Report: Multinationals and Labour rights

The 3th of October, 2007, CEREAL (Centro de Reflexión y Acción Laboral) presented a report on labour conditions in the Electronics Industry in Mexico. The 3th of October, 2007, CEREAL (Centro de Reflexión y Acción…