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News / March 17, 2009

Vietnamese Workers in Czech Factories – La Strada research report

Research focusing on Vietnamese workers: export of labour from Vietnam, Vietnamese workers employed by job agencies and their working and living conditions, nature of exploitation, Vietnamese workers at the time of economic crisis.In this research,…

News / March 17, 2009

makeITfair campaign: Send A Postcard To Your Mobile Phone Company

Renewed call to send a postcard to your mobile phone company to make sure that workers in factories making parts for your phones are paid a living wage for a normal working week.A renewed call…

News / March 16, 2009

EICC 2008 Annual Report now available

The Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) presents its 2008 annual report. The Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) presents its 2008 annual report. Since 2004, the EICC has grown “from a handful of companies, that wanted…

News / March 16, 2009

The Secret Life of Cell Phones” – video about improper cell phone disposal

The American NGO INFORM has made an excellent brief video, “The Secret Life of Cell Phones”, about the threat posed by improper cell phone disposal.The American NGO INFORM has made an excellent brief video, “The…

News / March 13, 2009

Playing with Labour Rights

makeITfair report reveals violations of workers’ rights in game console and portable music players manufacturing in China. This is the first study on working conditions in this specific sub-sector. makeITfair’s new report ‘Playing with Labour…

News / March 13, 2009

Call for solidarity with Nokia workers in Reynosa, Mexico

The Electronics Industry Workers Coalition (Mexico) is extending a call for solidarity with the dismissed workers of the Nokia plant in Reynosa, Mexico. The Electronics Industry Workers Coalition (Mexico) is extending a Call for Solidarity…

News / March 13, 2009

makeITgreen

make IT green. What do you do when your mobile phone stops working? Or your computer breaks down? Every year, we throw away up to 50 million tonnes of unwanted electronic waste – e-waste. That’s…

News / March 13, 2009

‘Citizens at Risk’. A documentary on how e-waste is poisoning the path out of poverty for India’s recyclers

‘Citizens at Risk’ is a 13-minute documentary by SVTC (USA), Chintan (India), and IMAK (India). It exposes the global exploitation of the poor by a consumerist society and indifferent, irresponsible manufacturers exporting from the United…

News / March 10, 2009

Petition about the votes in Brussels on the ecodesign of energy-using products

A petition was launched about the important votes this week in Brussels on the ecodesign of energy-using products. This petition will show European decision-makers that it is urgent to adopt ambitious policies on major electrical…

News / March 2, 2009

Indonesian workers auction factory assets, regain unpaid wages

Workers at the electronics components company PT Livatec have succeeded in regaining the majority of their unpaid wages by auctioning all of the factory’s moveable assets.Workers in Indonesia take things into their own hands after…

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