E-waste in Ghana
Südwind commissioned an independent environmental journalist based in Ghana to write a report on e-waste in Ghana. The Austrian GoodElectronics member used the research for a policy paper to advocate in the EU for better…
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CEREAL reports on precarious work in Mexico
Supported by GoodElectronics, CEREAL wrote a report updating on the situation of precarious work in the Mexican electronics industry, which also covers the impact of Covid-19 and the increase of outsourcing. The report also includes…
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MWAP develops training materials on Occupational Safety and Health
Health and safety concerns in the electronics sector often fall secondary to economic issues such as wages, benefits and job security. Due to the pandemic, Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) became a focal point of…
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GoodElectronics Annual Meeting 2021
GoodElectronics held its annual meeting online on 7 and 9 December 2021, with complementary sessions on 8 and 10 December to cover different time zones. Around 40 member representatives attended the meeting. Alejandro González (SOMO)…
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SETEM educates children on the impacts of the electronics industry
GoodElectronics member SETEM has created a set of educational materials to sensitise children from 13 to 18 years old on the environmental and human impacts of the global electronics industry. The training materials are meant…
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Hands-off Nico Canave!! Hands-off Labor Rights Defenders!
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) vehemently condemns the harassment, threat and surveillance conducted against one of its staff, Giebdhart “Nico” Canave, 38 years old. Canave who is employed since April 2020…
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Union win for Turkish workers producing Xiaomi smartphones
When Salcomp Turkey, which produces smartphones for Chinese Xiaomi, the second largest smartphone maker in the world, fired 170 workers for joining a union, the union members took action. At the end of September 2021,…
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Two Daikin workers died of chemical exposure
Two workers at Daikin-America in Decatur were dead after dangerous chemical exposure. Wesley Rusk, who worked for Daikin for twenty years, died on August 10. Less than two months later, Will Delashaw died of allegedly…
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Top lithium producer Albemarle, union in Chile reach agreement, ending strike
SANTIAGO – Albemarle, the world’s top lithium producer, said on Wednesday it had reached a labor contract deal with a union at its Atacama salt flat plant, ending a month-long strike that had inflamed tensions…
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E-waste from Bitcoin mining
Cryptocurrency mining has a large carbon footprint. The process requires a computer process that consumes a massive amount of electricity. Other than that, the mining system also requires the latest, fastest, most energy-efficiency computer chips…