Foxconn is considering to build a production facility in the U.S. to make display panels. Apple, an important customer of the panels, would also contribute to the investment. Hon Hai Precision Industry, better known as…
What will India have to do to convince Apple to start producing iPhones in the country? According to Reuters, Apple has sent a list with seven demands to the country’s prime minister, Narendra Modi. Some…
After its 2013 report revealed inhumane working conditions at Apple’s largest display screen manufacturer, SACOM conducted a second round of investigations in 2015 and 2016. Labour rights violations are still widespread at Biel Chrystal….
A new investigative report from the New York Times reveals the wide range of incentives that the local government of Zhengzhou, China, has provided to attract Foxconn. Zhengzhou’s government has helped finance the construction of…
The Washington Post has recently published the third instalment of its series on the human toll of the fast-growing demand for lithium-ion batteries. Having already published articles about cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of…
A recent report from Bloomberg shows that the mining of gold in Colombia often fuels human rights violations in local communities. An estimated 87 percent of Colombia’s gold is produced in informal or illegal mines. Once…
Following their in-depth look at the supply chain of cobalt, The Washington Post published an article about the impact of natural graphite production in China. While many associate graphite with pencils, the substance has become…
Against the background of a steadily increasing minimum wage in China, the organization China Labor Watch found that workers for one of the largest iPhone suppliers have seen their wages decline. China Labor Watch investigated…
An opinion piece from The Guardian’s senior economics commentator Aditya Chakrabortty contrasts the enormous profits made by Apple with the working conditions that its factory workers are facing. The article by Aditya Chakrabortty, senior economics…