Apple Inc. ranked last out of 29 global technology companies in terms of responsiveness and transparency to health and environmental concerns in China, according to the Institute of Environmental and Public Affairs (IPE), a Beijing-based…
The International Metalworkers’ Federation is urging its constituencies to vote for Foxconn in the Public Eye Award 2011 for the most evil corporation of the year. IMF has joined Good Electronics in its call. The…
In India, Foxconn workers are continuing their struggle for union representation. In the process, since October 2010, hundreds of workers were arrested, union leaders were imprisoned for nearly two weeks and tens of workers were…
Foxconn is nominated for the 2011 Public Eye Award for the worst company. You can all cast your vote to express your concerns over Foxconn’s controversial business practices. The Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn produces high-end…
“Deconstructing Foxconn’’, a 20-minute film, tells the story of the suicide victims and numerous other anonymous migrant workers employed by Foxconn in China. One of the victims is Tian Yu, 17 year old, who jumped…
Foxconn is shortlisted for the People’s Public Eye Award. In September, SACOM, GoodElectronics and Bread for All nominated Foxconn for the worst company of the year 2010. The nomination of Foxconn is justified by a…
In September 2010, Cividep (India) published a report raising concerns about working conditions in mobile phone manufacturing plants at the Nokia campus of the Telecom Special Economic Zone in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, drawing on interviews…
Recently, the German NGO WEED released a report, entitled ‘Under pressure: working conditions and economic development in ICT production in Central and Eastern Europe’. The report attempts to provide a better understanding of the role…
The International Metalworkers’ Federation (IMF) calls for the release of 12 imprisoned trade union leaders and workers, withdrawal of fabricated criminal cases and is writing to Foxconn and Nokia CEO’s calling on them to respect…
Foxconn India management’s defiance to recognise the demands of the Foxconn India Thozhilalar Sangam (FITS) union affiliated to the Centre of India Trade Unions (CITU), on wages and reinstatement of 23 workers, caused workers to…