One in three laptops fail over three year

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…

Rights abuses escalate at Toshiba Indonesia

More than 700 members of International Metalworkers Federation (IFM)-affiliate Federasi Serikat Pekerja Metal Indonesia (FSPMI) have been on strike at PT Toshiba Consumer Products Indonesia since April 16, after the company refused to recognize the…

Meagre improvement labour issues computer industry

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…