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.

IndustriALL calls for a strong ILO convention addressing gender-based violence

Violence and harassment affect the lives of millions women workers on a daily basis. Yet there is still no law at the international level that sets a baseline for taking action to eradicate violence and…

News / March 11, 2019

Companies must stop work-related diseases killing millions each year

The 2018 Annual Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics outlines the deadly consequences of toxic exposure in the workplace. In fact, around 2.8 million workers a year die due to unsafe or unhealthy conditions,…

News / March 11, 2019

Women’s Health, Decent Work and the Electronics Industry

As we mark the International Women’s day and remember the struggles to get access to work for women everywhere, let’s also remember that the right to work includes the right to a safe working environment….

News / March 6, 2019

Jenny Chan highlights Chinese neglect of migrant workers

In an interview with Inkstone, Jenny Chan expresses her concern about the poor treatment of domestic migrant workers in China. A group which is often refered to as “low-end” population by government and media officials. Chinese…

News / March 5, 2019

Expanded maternity leave becomes law in the Philippines

After more than six years of intense campaigning and lobbying by IndustriALL affiliated unions, women workers’ in the Philippines will now benefit from increased paid maternity leave, as a new law comes into force. Women…

News / March 5, 2019

Occupational Disease Victims ineligible for Samsung Compensation Scheme

After Samsung launched its new compensation scheme in Nov. 2018, about 62% of new victims have been classed as not eligible for compensation. As identified by a SHARPS investigation, this is largely because their disease…

ILO Publication: Ups and downs in the electronics industry

News / February 22, 2019

ILO report outlines global changes to labour needed for ‘Brighter Future’

A report published by the International Labor Organisation (ILO) outlines key challenges facing workers globally, as well as how these can be addressed to secure a brighter future for labour. The report aslo urges that…

News / December 21, 2018

Samsung must engage with unions to improve safety

Samsung Electronics must engage with unions to make safer workplaces, says IndustriALL Global Union after the company recently agreed to pay compensation to hundreds of workers who have contracted life-threatening diseases at its factories in…

News / November 23, 2018

After decade long stand-off, Samsung apologises to workers for illness and deaths

Samsung offer a formal apology to the workers and families affected by illness and death, publically admitting responsibility for the employees affected by health issues at its South Korean semiconductor and LCD plants since 1984….

Top Samsung Group executives offer to resign

News / November 23, 2018

Samsung fails to identify and address migrant worker abuses in its supply chain

An investigation by the Gaurdian reveals that migrant workers in Samsung’s factories continue to face human rights violations, despite guidelines set out by the company to protect foriegn workers. The investigation at a Samsung plant…

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