Smartphones from companies such as Apple, Samsung or HTC are among the most popular consumer and lifestyle products today. Unfortunately a whole series of problems occur during the global production process, ranging from bad working…
Based on an in-depth undercover investigation, China Labor Watch (CLW) has published a report on the labor conditions at a Samsung cell phone supplier in Dongguan, China, revealing labor rights violations that include $84,000 of…
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…
February this year, a complaint was filed against Samsung France accusing the company of misleading commercial practices by promoting a code of conduct for the treatment of the workers who make Samsung’s products that Samsung…
This February 12th, Epeat announced its expansion to imaging equipment as scanners, printers and copiers.Epeat is a registry organization for global greener electronics. Epeat aims to help companies, governments and consumers to compare and purchase…
‘Digitally tagging’ flagship stores with ‘digital graffiti’, the Friends of the Earth campaign ‘Make it Better’ has gone virtual to question Apple and Samsung about the origin of the environmentally unfriendly tin used in their…
After six years of campaigns and petitions over 56 occupational-disease deaths at the world’s largest chip maker, SHARPS has agreed to enter dialogue with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. over the question of compensation for the…
Samsung and Apple almost certainly use tin in their mobiles that’s come from Bangka Island – where tin mining is ravaging forests and coral reefs, injuring miners and destroying fishermen’s livelihoods. Friends of the Earth…
Migrant workers in Malaysia’s electronics industry are heavily indebted by the time they start working because of extortionate fees of recruitment agencies. Migrant workers are paid less, sometimes even only half, of what they were…
En plein rush des achats de tablettes, smartphones et autres iBooks, achACT dresse un bilan des évolutions de l’industrie de l’électronique portable en matière de conditions de travail dans les usines de production. achACT analyse…