When centrally controlled economic systems collapsed and the markets of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) opened up to foreign capital, most of the world’s big electronics companies started to invest in the region. How did…
Today, Dell announced the transfer of ownership of the Polish Dell factory in Lodz to one of the world’s biggest electronics producers, Foxconn. Dell expects the European Commission to approve the transfer in the coming…
Warranty provider SquareTrade analysed failure rates for over 30,000 new laptop computers covered by SquareTrade Laptop Warranty plans and found that one-third of all laptops will fail within 3 years. Lap tops of nine brands…
Dell publishes a list of its suppliers, following in the footsteps of Hewlett Packard and Fujitsu.Dell has just published a list of its suppliers, following in the footsteps of Hewlett Packard and Fujitsu. Dell is…
As You Sow challenged Apple Inc. to match the performance of its peers in a shareholder proposal presented at its annual meeting in May. HP, Dell, IBM and Intel have made public commitments to greenhouse…
This report analyses how global production networks are configured and how the incorporation of firms into these networks impacts on the position of workers and their rights. The apparel and electronics sector in Romania provide…
In 2004 SOMO started researching labour issues in the supply chains of computer companies. This resulted in different reports, company profiles, the launce of the makeITfair campaign and extensive consultation with the computer industry. Now…
In December 2008 SACOM and WEED published ‘The Dark Side of Cyberspace’, a report on labor conditions in the Chinese electronics industry. The report uncovered serious violations of workers rights such as excessive overtime hours,…
Publication / February 1, 2009 The dark side of cyberspace Inside the sweatshops of China's Computer Hardware Production WEED and SACOM have released an updated and revised version of “The Dark Side of Cyberspace –…