Trump tariffs hits Philippines electronics

Research think tank IBON Foundation reveals a sharp decline of over 500,000 manufacturing jobs in the Philippines from April 2024 to April 2025, including significant losses in semiconductor and electronics (-76,000 jobs). Despite minor increases…

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No Union, No Voice: Nine Ways the Electronics Industry Cracks Down on Labour Rights.

Behind every smartphone, laptop, and electronic device lies a harsh reality—millions of workers facing exploitative conditions with little to no voice in their workplaces.📢 No Union, No Voice: Nine Ways the Electronics Industry Cracks Down on Labour Rights - exposes the systemic barriers that prevent workers from exercising their fundamental rights. This in-depth report highlights how corporations and governments suppress union efforts—including anti-union tactics, legal loopholes, and state interference—across major electronics-producing countries, including the U.S., China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Mexico, Indonesia, and Taiwan.
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Solidarity Statement: 40th Anniversary of CTUHR

On behalf of the GoodElectronics Network dedicated to advancing workers’ rights and welfare in the electronics industry, we extend our warmest congratulations to the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) on the momentous…

Health and safety as a strategic organising tool

Unions in South East Asia met last month to discuss how to use occupational health and safety (OHS) as a strategy to organise workers and build strong unions, protecting workers from a hazardous working environment….