Transport for London (TfL) has become the first public transport organisation to affiliate to Electronics Watch, providing €60,000 a year to fund long-term monitoring and improvement of factories, and gain access to intelligence from Electronics…
Labour centre Kilusang Mayo Uno from the Philippines condemned the approval, in the 10th ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization in Nairobi, Kenya, of a new agreement that is set to eliminate tariffs on new Information…
The GoodElectronics network welcomes two new members: the Labour Education and Service Network (LESN) located in Hong Kong and the Taiwan Association for Victims of Occupational Injuries (TAVOI) from Taipei City, Taiwan.The GoodElectronics network welcomes…
The University of Barcelona will become the first public institution of Spain to join Electronics Watch. The public higher education institution invests substantially in electronic equipment such as desktops, laptops and other electronic devices. Now,…
On behalf of the GoodElectronics Network, SOMO is recruiting a Coordinator for the GoodElectronics Network. The GoodElectronics Network brings together networks, organisations and individuals that are concerned about human rights, labour rights, and sustainability issues…
Chinese Outbound Mining Investment Industry Social Responsibility Action Plan The China Chamber of Commerce of Metals, Minerals & Chemical Importers & Exporters (CCCMC) has presented a draft for a Social Responsibility Action Plan for the…
Chinese campaigners have called on Beijing to free five prominent labour activists after police launched an “unprecedented” crackdown designed to neuter their movement at a time of growing worker unrest. At least 18 Guangdong-based campaigners…
Member of the GoodElectronics network Toxics Link recently published a report on e-waste in India, which has now led to a discussion in the Indian Parliament. The findings of the report indicate that the producers…
On Saturday the 21st of November the police raided several trade union offices in South Korea. The police claimed it was seeking evidence for participation in the protests on the 14th of November – when…
Asia Monitor Resource Center (AMRC) and the Center for Development and Integration (CDI) have held a two-day training course on occupational health and safety (OHS) in the electronics industry in Bac Ninh, Vietnam. In 2014,…