Andrew Smith and Alice Lepeuple from the English firm Corker Binning wrote a blog on holding companies criminally liable for human rights abuses from a judicial point of view. They describe the legal challenges that need to be faced when imposing a duty on companies to prevent human rights abuses and creating a criminal offense for failing to discharge that duty.
India’s celebrated $280 billion tech industry, employing over 5 million people, is facing a severe human toll. Widespread AI-fueled layoffs and an intense work culture have created a workforce under extreme pressure, marked by a…
Following the groundbreaking of Micron Technology’s $100 billion semiconductor megafab in New York, the largest in U.S. history, a coalition of 25 local groups is pushing for accountability. The Central New York United for Community…
Malaysia’s ongoing crackdown on undocumented migrants raises a serious human rights concern: many of those arrested, detained, and criminalized may in fact be victims of human trafficking. MADPET (Malaysians Against Death Penalty and Torture) warns…
In 1981, North Carolina welcomed the semiconductor industry as a promise of jobs and modernization, investing millions in what leaders called a new industrial revolution. Yet behind the optimism, advocates were already asking a crucial…
The GoodElectronics Network held a public forum and members meeting in November 2025, with 40 participants from different organizations from around the world gathering for human and labor rights and sustainability in the global electronics…
The GoodElectronics Network warmly congratulates La Federació SETEM, the national coordinator of the Campanya Roba Neta (Clean Clothes Campaign), as they receive the Jaime Brunet International Human Rights Prize 2025 in recognition of its sustained…
New research on migrant labor in Taiwan highlights ongoing abuse in electronics, bicycle, and auto parts manufacturing, despite existing legal safeguards. The report calls on stakeholders to implement preventive measures to stop abuse of migrant…
Efforts to establish a global minerals agreement at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) met opposition, though talks will continue. The proposal aims to establish a panel of experts that will identify ways to prevent…
On December 10, International Human Rights Day, GoodElectronics Network calls for enhanced protections for workers’ human rights across global electronics supply chains, and the end of complicity of tech giants in Israel’s war in Gaza….