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News / June 2, 2023

WalkFree unveiled their latest Global Slavery Index

On the 23rd of May, 2023, WalkFree unveiled their latest Global Slavery Index, casting a spotlight on the tech industry’s substantial dependence on potentially forced labor, a factor contributing significantly to the $468 billion worth…

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News / May 30, 2023

BHRRC reports on the human rights and environmental abuses in SEA’s nickel supply chains

The Business and Human Rights Resource Centre published a report entitled “Powering electric vehicles: Human Rights and Environmental Abuses in Southeast Asia’s Nickel Supply Chains” this month. The report sheds light on the significant risks…

News / May 19, 2023

Surge of manufacturing protests in China deserves international attention

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…

News / April 12, 2023

The decades-long legal struggle of Taiwanese electronics workers

Great piece by Paul Jobin on the decades-long (legal) struggle of Taiwanese workers producing for US and later French television companies, who contracted cancer or other illnesses from exposure to toxic substances. The workers, mainly comprising women,…

News / April 8, 2023

Ban methanol use and prioritize worker safety – Korean civic groups stand united in condemning Samsung after fatal poisoning incident at supplier partner in Vietnam

Samsung’s environmental safety officer blew the whistle on lax management at their Bac Ninh factory in Vietnam, raising concerns about air filtration systems, wastewater treatment tanks, and the use of dangerous chemicals. Despite years of…

News / April 3, 2023

Lithium: towards a necessary sufficiency

NégaWatt, an organization focused on sustainable energy, has released a report about lithium, a crucial element for making Li-ion batteries. The report emphasizes the importance of electric vehicles in fighting climate change. However, it warns that if…

News / March 29, 2023

Union accuses Apple of firing workers in retaliation for organizing

The Communications Workers of America (CWA) union has accused Apple of firing five workers in Kansas City and disciplining another in Texas in retaliation for organizing, and of interrogating employees, promising them better working conditions if they…

News / March 29, 2023

Workers at DRC’s industrial cobalt mines pushed further into poverty

“Around the world, companies engaged in the energy transition seem to be making record profits, while the Congolese workers who are bringing cobalt to global markets are falling further into poverty. The switch to clean…

Publication / March 13, 2023

Viet Nam’s electronics supply chain: Decent work challenges and opportunities.

News / March 11, 2023

Apple and Foxconn lobby to lax Indian labour laws

Apple and Foxconn have their eye on Karnataka, in South India, to build a very large factory producing iPhones there. They are using their corporate influence to push for relaxation of labor laws. According to…