A survey commissioned by Greenpeace shows that the majority of consumers think that phone manufacturers release too many new models. Almost half said that they agreed that companies should take more responsibility to support recycling….
Trade unions representing IBM workers around the world have called for an urgent moratorium on job cuts and for meaningful dialogue with the company following intense media speculation about restructuring at the troubled multinational.Trade unions…
In 1924, IBM built its first plant in Endicott, New York. Now, Endicott is a contested toxic waste site. With its landscape thoroughly contaminated by carcinogens, Endicott is the subject of one of the nation’s…
“There is nothing to be afraid of. We shall see who wins in the end,” said a 25-year old striker at the gates of IBM ISTC in Shenzhen. The strike by more than 1,000 workers…
Forced overtime, strenuous shifts during peak periods, few days off each month, wages lower than a living wage, and militant management; these are the outcomes of an investigation into Chinese IT manufacturers by six European…
A new report by China Labor Watch (CLW), ‘Tragedies of Globalization: The Truth Behind Electronics Sweatshops’, points at on-going labour rights violations at ten Chinese electronics factories that supply finished manufactured electronic products to multinational…
Massive job cuts have been reported at IBM in the USA, earlier this year. Alliance@IBM/CWA calculated that the company laid off at least 1,052 workers, or about 1 percent of IBM’s 105,000-person U.S. work force,…
On 29 June, the National Labor Committee released a 30-page report documenting the illegal and harsh sweatshop conditions at the Jabil Circuit factory in Guangzhou, China. Reportedly, over 6,000 workers -many of them illegal temporary…
IBM workers in Argentina are fighting for union freedom, democracy, decent wages an end to outsourced labour contracts. Throughout the month of May, IBM workers have been denouncing the low wage level, the insufficient pay…
Brandirectory publishes annual overviews of the world’s most valuable brands. The electronics industry is well represented in the 2010 report. Google ranks first and Microsoft third in the Brandirectory. The top 25 includes consumer electronics…