The electronics industry in Central and Eastern Europe
When centrally controlled economic systems collapsed and the markets of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) opened up to foreign capital, most of the worlds biggest electronics companies started to invest in the region. How did this affect workers in the CEE? And how can we make the companies act responsibly towards their workers?
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