Strikes in China are surging with the electronics and garment workers at the forefront, according to a report by the Chinese Labour Bulletin (CLB). In an article published in Nikkei Asia, CLB reported that the…
This study funded by ETI Sweden and its members investigated state-sanctioned forced labor in battery and electric bus manufacturers in China. BYD, CATL, Durapower, LG Chem, Panasonic, Samsung SDI, SK Innovation, and Yutong were included…
The electronics industry has long been concentrated in China. Largely for geopolitical reasons, the industry is now reorganising itself spatially, including by moving production to other countries such as Vietnam and India. However, this process…
In a Change.Org petition, civil society organisations demand that Apple Inc. take on its social responsibility to thoroughly investigate the incident at Zhengzhou’s Foxconn factory. Since late October, footage depicting Foxconn workers’ experience of brutal…
Tesla, Inc. has signed US$5 billion worth of deals to buy nickel products from Indonesia. According to Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Indonesia’s coordinating minister for maritime affairs and investment, Tesla has signed a five-year contract with…
When Salcomp Turkey, which produces smartphones for Chinese Xiaomi, the second largest smartphone maker in the world, fired 170 workers for joining a union, the union members took action. At the end of September 2021,…
Foxconn chairman, Terry Gou, announces run for Taiwan precidency in 2020. A decision which places Foxconn’s leadership in an uncertain future. Foxconn is Apple’s largest iPhone supplier, yet this relationship with Apple could be at…
Apple’ suppliers in China have continued to grow since 2011, reaching 41 and surpassing other major manufacturing areas for Apple like Japan and even the US – with 37 and 38 suppliers respectively. Analysis of Apple’s…
The slowing of the smartphone market, in particuar iPhones sales, has been attributed to the cutting of thousands of seasonal jobs in China as manufacturers address lower-than-expected demand. This malpractice of scaling back seasonal workers…
In an interview with Inkstone, Jenny Chan expresses her concern about the poor treatment of domestic migrant workers in China. A group which is often refered to as “low-end” population by government and media officials. Chinese…