Common Demands GoodElectronics

At the ICT roundtable in Mexico a list of common demands was drawn up at the end of the meeting. Everybody that attended the meeting agreed on these demands. During the last session of the GoodElectronics roundtable in Bangkok the participants discussed these demands and made some amendments and additions, with the following common demands list as an outcome.

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Reposted from SOMO Hiding behind complex supply chains, undermining unions, disseminating distorted information – these are just a few of the ways that corporations try to avoid responsibility for human rights abuses and environmental damage…

News / June 10, 2020

Electronics companies failing to protect against forced labor in their supply chains

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News / April 14, 2020

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Publication / April 14, 2020

Beyond corporate transparency

The right to know in the electronics industry

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Samsung announces it will not be converting to a holding company

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Charges filed against Samsung for misleading advertising regarding its ethical committments

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News / July 1, 2019

New ILO Convention on Violence and Harassment at work

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News / May 24, 2019

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News / April 10, 2019

Lack of transparency on workplace toxins leads to deaths in the Electronics Industry

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