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Communities of the Salinas Grandes basin and Laguna Guayatayoc, in Argentina, are protesting against mining companies which are developing lithium mining operations on indigenous land. The target companies (Losi and Ekeko) are part of a…
Companies must tackle work-related disease killing millions each year
A UN report published in 2018 highlights the deadly consequences of toxic exposure in the workplace. In fact, around 2.8 million workers a year die due unsafe or unhealthy conditions, roughtly one person every 15…
Women’s Health, Decent Work and the Electronics Industry
As we mark the International Women’s day and remember the struggles to get access to work for women everywhere, let’s also remember that the right to work includes the right to a safe working environment….
Apple’s Chinese suppliers suffer as phone industry slows
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 scale-back of seasonal workers usually happens…
Jenny Chan highlights Chinese neglect of migrant 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…
Expanded maternity leave becomes law in the Philippines
After more than six years of intense campaigning and lobbying by IndustriALL affiliated unions, women workers’ in the Philippines will now benefit from increased paid maternity leave, as a new law comes into force. Women…
Occupational Disease Victims ineligible for Samsung Compensation Scheme
After Samsung launched its new compensation scheme in Nov. 2018, about 62% of new victims have been classed as not eligable for compensation. As identified by a SHARPS investigation, this is largely because their disease…
ILO report outlines global changes to labour needed for ‘Brighter Future’
A report published by the International Labor Organisation (ILO) outlines key challenges facing workers globally, as well as how these can be address to secure a brighter future for labour. The report aslo urges that…
Foxconn plan $9 billion move into the semiconductor industry
Foxconn Technology Group, a Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer, is planning a $9 billion chip-making plant in China starting in 2020. The project will see Foxconn move into the semiconductor industry, relieving some of its reliance on…
Battery disaster: Solutions needed to prevent more than half of batteries going to landfill
Research conducted by the Oeko-Institut revealed the shocking truth that around 35,000 tonnes of batteries are disposed of through household waste in Europe. The disposal of batteries at landfill sites not only prevents valuable resources being…
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