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.
🔎 Key Insights from the Report:
✔️ How Silicon Valley’s anti-union model has shaped global labor practices
✔️ How government crackdowns have suppressed independent unions in China and Vietnam
✔️ How state interference continues to obstruct union rights in Malaysia
✔️ How union repression and state-sanctioned violence impact workers in the Philippines
✔️ How fake “fake unions” undermine worker representation in Mexico
✔️ How precarious contracts silence workers in Indonesia
✔️ How systemic hurdles obstruct migrant worker organizing in Taiwan
✔️ The hypocrisy of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the electronics sector
✔️ Key actions needed to strengthen worker protections and corporate accountability
💡 Why This Matters: Without unions, workers remain vulnerable to unfair wages, extreme hours, hazardous conditions, and job insecurity. This report sheds light on the urgent need for global solidarity, legal reforms, and corporate accountability to ensure fair labor practices in the electronics industry.
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