Philips minimizes the influence of works councils and trade unions at all levels of participation in Europe. Representatives hardly ever have an opportunity to have a dialogue at a strategic level. Part of Philips European…
EMF condemns the fact that Philip’s management is celebrating the company’s results by dishing out outrageous bonuses to management as revealed in the 2009 annual report. The company handled the crisis through site closures, job…
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…
In the Mexican crisis, the workers save the electronics industry but in return labour conditions worsen. What has happened to workers in the supply chains of Nokia, Philips, Panasonic, IBM, HP, Lenovo, Sanmina, Jabil and…
On 8 June 2009, Dutch service provider KPN organised a stakeholder dialogue meeting, together with the Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO). SOMO was among the participants, together with KPN staff representing different…
‘Mining matters’ is a new report by Friends of the Earth Netherlands on unacceptable metal mining in developing countries and the responsibilities of companies in the Netherlands, including Philips. For a summary of the report…
This company report provides an overview of business practices that could be regarded as unsustainable or irresponsible, which occurred or might have been addressed in 2008. In addition, it describes developments on some of the…
makeITfair report reveals violations of workers’ rights in game console and portable music players manufacturing in China. This is the first study on working conditions in this specific sub-sector. makeITfair’s new report ‘Playing with Labour…
The toxic tide of e-waste will be lessened now that electronics giant Philips has agreed to begin to take responsibility for recycling its own products. The more toxic components there are in a product the…
Following a three-year undercover investigation, Greenpeace has shown once again that electronic waste – like your old TV set – still isn’t being responsibly recycled like it’s supposed to be. Instead, e-waste is being disguised…