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News / November 15, 2012

UN independent expert calls for boycott of businesses profiting from Israeli settlements, mentioning HP and Motorola

A United Nations independent expert has called on the UN’s General Assembly, as well as civil society, to take action against Israeli and international businesses that are profiting from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian…

News / November 5, 2012

1st Electronics Sector Multistakeholder Roundtable in India

On 30 November 2012, Social Accountability International (SAI) and CIVIDEP are organising the 1st Electronics Sector Multi Stakeholder Round Table, in Chennai (India). This roundtable will bring together local and global stakeholders to enable dialogue…

News / October 29, 2012

The Chinese battery industry: The truth behind the charge. Report by Globalization Monitor

‘The Chinese battery industry: The truth behind the charge’, a report by Globalization Monitor provides a comprehensive overview of the battery industry in China and presents findings presents findings concerning the labour conditions of ten…

News / October 23, 2012

iPad mini-mizes labour rights, says SACOM

Hong Kong-based labour group Students & Scholars Against Coporate Misbehaviour (SACOM) reports on labour abuses at iPad-mini manufacturer Riteng Computer Accessory Co., a subsidiary of Pegatron Corp. According to SACOM labour rights abuses are widespread…

News / October 15, 2012

China: Stop the crackdown on labour NGOs

Sign the on-line petition by labour Start in partnership with the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions.  More than 10 independent labour organizations have been forced to close down their worker centres and offices in…

News / October 11, 2012

The struggle in Asia for sustainable electronics and safer workplaces – forum at University of California Berkeley

Forum on The struggle in Asia for sustainable electronics and safer workplaces, on October 26th at at UC Berkeley. The forum is by a reception to celebrate the 10th anniversary of International Campaign for Responsible…

News / June 7, 2012

We cannot afford any more deaths! This year, four Samsung employees have died….

On the tragic occasion of the death of Yun Seul-ki, the 56th victim of occupational disease at Samsung, campaign groups have issued a Joint Statement. The urgent call is summed up simply: “We cannot afford…

News / May 31, 2012

‘What’s wrong with sweatshops?’ says Foxconn CEO. ‘Sweatshops are good for Apple and Foxconn but not for workers!’, writes SACOM

Today, 31 May 2012, the Hong Kong based labour group Students and Scholars against Corporate Misbehaviour (SACOM) has released a report entitled ‘Sweatshops are good for Apple and Foxconn, but not for workers’. SACOM responds…

News / May 24, 2012

Time is ticking, Apple. We’re still waiting for an ethical iPhone”, says SumOfUs

SumOfUs has launched a new campaign. iPhones and other iGadgets are still made by workers treated unethically, even though Apple pledged to address violations of workers’ rights in its Chinese supply chain. But thus far,…

News / May 9, 2012

Press conference round table ‘Fair Electronics’

AMSTERDAM – Philips, HP, Sony, other big electronic brands and telecom providers are meeting in Amsterdam this week with labour organisations and CSOs for a round table on working conditions in the electronics sector. Well…

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