24 February, Apple released its 2010 Supplier Responsibility Progress Report. The report provides details about Apple’s approach to working with suppliers. Included are a summary of Apple’s 2009 audits and descriptions of core violations, frequent…
Seattle, Washington (1 March 2010). The Basel Action Network (BAN), an environmental watchdog organization, reported today that it had successfully prevented nine sea-going containers of hazardous electronic waste from a Massachusetts business calling themselves a…
EMF condemns the fact that Philip’s management is celebrating the company’s results by dishing out outrageous bonuses to management as revealed in the 2009 annual report. The company handled the crisis through site closures, job…
Recently, the German Institute for Applied Ecoloy (Oeko Institut) sent a letter of concern to the GeSI/EICC Exctractives Working Group. In this letter, the Oeko Institut outlines some issues considered important when taking action in…
The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on business and human rights John Ruggie is currently carrying out a review to test the Principles for non-judicial, company-level mechanisms set out in his 2008…
The International Metalworkers’ Federation organised a seminar for unions organising workers in the different locations of Siemens in India. This was the first time ever that these unions belonging to different union federations and partly…
Procure IT Fair has developed a buyers guide for public purchasers on how to include social criteria in the process of public procurement. The guide was first published in German in May 2009 and then…
The International Metalworkers’ Federation will continue to raise the profile on climate change and offer opportunities for debate on the issue with affiliates in 2010.The International Metalworkers’ Federation (IMF) will continue to raise the profile…
External threats to union development in Belarus include aggressive new government policies, short-term work contracts, fabricated criminal cases against union leaders and activists, and other provocations from police and state bodies. The trade union movement…
Common complaints heard throughout the electronics industry in Mexico include inadequate severance pay, skimping on benefits, low pay, and the seemingly never-ending temporary contracts that go from month-to-month or even fifteen days stretches. Nationwide, other…