SOMO publishes Dutch buyers guide
SOMO, the Dutch partner of Procure IT Fair, publishes the Dutch version of the buyers’ guide today. The guide, which was already published in German and English is now also available for public buyers in…
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Corporate Geography, Labour Conditions and Environmental Standards in the Mobile Phone Manufacturing Industry in India
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Fair Phones: It’s your call
How European mobile network operators can improve responsibility for their supply chain
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Fair Phones in the Netherlands: It’s your call
How Dutch and European mobile network operators can improve responsibility for their supply chain
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HP has stated new environmental commitments in response to recent Greenpeace actions
Following recent actions by Greenpeace which targeted Hewlett Packard, HP has stated new environmental commitments to phase out BFRs and PVCs.In response to recent action by Greenpeace, HP said it “has a comprehensive approach to…
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Dispute at Toshiba Indonesia resolved – 697 workers reinstated
After four months of intense struggle, followed by a return to the bargaining table, settlement is reached at Toshiba CPI with the reinstatement of 697 workers, but not the 15 local union leaders.Dispute at Toshiba…
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Clean up HP
Sometimes companies need to be reminded of their environmental commitments–like HP’s 2007 promise to stop putting toxic chemicals in their computer products. That’s why Greenpeace activists climbed to the top of HP’s global headquarters in…
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Global Witness uncovers foreign companies’ links to Congo violence
This new report by Global Witness, entitled ‘Faced with a gun, what can you do?’, details how companies are buying from suppliers who trade in minerals from the warring parties. Many mining areas in eastern…
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Flextronics pointed at for harsh denial of workers demands in Mexico
Since early June, workers are protesting labour conditions at Flextronics in Guadalajara, Mexico. Singapore-based Flextronics is a global manufacturer of printed circuit boards, producing for numerous brands, including Sony Ericsson, Motorola, HP, Nokia, IBM, LG,…
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Repeated call to sign petiton for the reform of working conditions at Wintek’s factories
Petition launched by National Federation of Independent Trade Unions (NAFITU), WINTEK bargaining team, Solidarity Union, Youth Labor Union 95, Taiwan Labor Information & Education Association in support of the protests of the Wintek workers in…