Apple Challenged on Laggard Climate Policies
As You Sow challenged Apple Inc. to match the performance of its peers in a shareholder proposal presented at its annual meeting in May. HP, Dell, IBM and Intel have made public commitments to greenhouse…
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Rights abuses escalate at Toshiba Indonesia
More than 700 members of International Metalworkers Federation (IFM)-affiliate Federasi Serikat Pekerja Metal Indonesia (FSPMI) have been on strike at PT Toshiba Consumer Products Indonesia since April 16, after the company refused to recognize the…
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OECD Watch Quarterly Case Update Summer 2009 out now
A new OECD Watch Quarterly Case Update is out now. OECD Watch is an international network of civil society organisations promoting corporate accountability. The purpose of OECD Watch is to inform the wider NGO community…
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Frame of reference for responsible business in South Asia
This report aims to promote responsible practices among businesses operating in the South Asian region, in alignment with the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The report suggests that respect for the human rights…
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Industry Initiatives Help Companies Adapt to Expectations on CSR Issues
Report by the Ethical Corporation Institute finds examples of success among industry initiatives that address CSR, but others that have yet to meet the expectations of stakeholders.A recent report by the Ethical Corporation Institute entitled…
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Flextronics sponsors community centre for migrant workers in China
Monday 25 May 2009, the Zhuhai Community Service Center for Migrant Workers was inaugurated. The community centre is a partnership between Flextronics and the Culture and Communication Center for Facilitators (CCCF). Flextronics is a Singapore-based…
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76 trade unionists murdered around the world in 2008
2008 was another difficult and often dangerous year for trade unionists around the world, according to this year’s ITUC Annual Survey of Trade Union Rights Violations, which details abuses of fundamental workers’ rights in 143…
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Labour Rights in Global Production Networks. An Analysis of the Apparel and Electronics Sector in Romania
This report analyses how global production networks are configured and how the incorporation of firms into these networks impacts on the position of workers and their rights. The apparel and electronics sector in Romania provide…
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Open letter to Fujitsu calling for constructive engagement with civil society
In February 2009, SACOM and WEED published an updated version of the report “The Dark Side of Cyberspace” describing among other issues the sub-standard working conditions at Dongguan-based Excelsior Electronics. Excelsior is a major supplier…
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EICC and GeSi commission code of conduct and supply chain research for tin, tantalum and cobalt
The Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition and Global e-Sustainability Initiative Extractives Workgroup has commissioned RESOLVE, an American non-profit organisation, to map the supply chain for tin (solder), tantalum (capacitors and deposition targets), and cobalt (batteries and…