Local voices must be heard
In the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) violent conflict continues to cause immense suffering for local people. At the same time tin, coltan, wolframite and gold, helping to fuel the conflict, find their way…
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Samsung cancer victims advocate wins American Public Health Association award 2010
The American Public Health Association’s (APHA) Occupational Health & Safety Section has announced the winners of its 2010 Occupational Health & Safety Awards. For their outstanding work to improve workers’ health and safety rights and…
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Workers in Foxconn India struggle for better wages and union rights
Foxconn India management’s defiance to recognise the demands of the Foxconn India Thozhilalar Sangam (FITS) union affiliated to the Centre of India Trade Unions (CITU), on wages and reinstatement of 23 workers, caused workers to…
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IT is my life, but broke my life!
At the occasion of the Korea Electronics Grand Fair 2010 which was opened today by Samsung, labour rights groups are calling for the commemoration of the workers who are suffering or died from occupational disease…
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Foxconn suicides forgotten, back to business as usual? New SACOM report released.
In the following joint press statement, GoodElectronics, SACOM, Bread for All, makeITfair and the IMF summarise the key finding of the report on substandard wages, excessive working hours, shocking corporate management systems, forced relocation of…
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Burmese migrant women workers at JVC Malaysia risk deportation
Asian and international labour groups are sounding the alarm over the dreaded deportation of Burmese workers who are working with JVC Manufacturing Malaysia, in Selangor. The 23 women concerned are employed by Fast Link Trans…
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Changing industrial relations in India’s mobile phone manufacturing industry
A new report by Cividep looks into the mobile manufacturing industry in India. Apparent from the industrial analysis in this report is that companies have a great interest in staying in India. One such place…
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Voices from the inside
Local views on mining reform in Eastern DR Congo
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Open Letter to Nokia at the occasion of Nokia’s human rights summit
At the occasion of the Nokia human rights summit on 29 and 30 September 2010 in Helsinki, the GoodElectronics Network and makeITfair are publishing an Open Letter to Nokia. The Open Letter is intended as…
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Market-basket analysis to establish living wage standard for free trade zone apparel workers
Living Wage Analysis for the Dominican Republic The Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) performed a comprehensive market-basket analysis in order to establish a living wage standard for free trade zone apparel workers in the Dominican Republic….