On 11 February 2011, Malaysian labour activist Charles Hector and others issued a media statement expressing shock about how unjust Japanese electronics company Asahi Kosei is treating its workers, in particular a group of 31…
In its Supplier Responsibility 2011 Progress Report, issued in February 2011, Apple accounts for the first time for its responses to the suicides at Foxconn. The reports details how two suicide prevention specialists with experience…
Japanese electronics company Asahi Kosei (M) Sdn Bhd is challenged for unjustly treating its workers in Malaysia, in particular 31 Burmese migrant workers, working at the Asahi Kosei factory in Balakong. 81 human rights organisations,…
Foxconn received 4’668 votes in the contest for the Public Eye award for the most irresponsible company of 2010. The Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn produces high-end equipment for Apple, Dell, HP, Nintendo, Nokia, Sony Ericsson,…
January 27, 2011 was a victorious day in the long struggle of the Malaysian electronics workers to join a union of their choice. An historic milestone was reached when ST Microelectronics workers, a majority of…
Discover the hidden life of a mobile phone. Eric Sun is seeing a therapist, Dr A. Fraud, because he is suffering from an existential crises after his owner abandons him for a newer model. In…
Apple Inc. ranked last out of 29 global technology companies in terms of responsiveness and transparency to health and environmental concerns in China, according to the Institute of Environmental and Public Affairs (IPE), a Beijing-based…
The International Metalworkers’ Federation is urging its constituencies to vote for Foxconn in the Public Eye Award 2011 for the most evil corporation of the year. IMF has joined Good Electronics in its call. The…
The OECD has issued the final Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (in English and French) after approval by the OECD Investment Committee and the OECD Development…
In India, Foxconn workers are continuing their struggle for union representation. In the process, since October 2010, hundreds of workers were arrested, union leaders were imprisoned for nearly two weeks and tens of workers were…