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…
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…
A rally in Belgrade organized by ecological groups demanded a ban on planned lithium mining in the Balkan countries. The protesters specifically demanded the government revoke their commitment to Rio Tinto. They expressed their discontent…
A group of Chilean indigenous communities asked the authorities to suspend SQM’s operating permits. SQM is short for Soquimich, the world’s second-biggest lithium producer. SQM is operating in the Atacama desert. The Atacama desert supplies…
Chinese Supreme Court has ruled that 996 work culture is illegal. ‘996’ work culture is a practice where people work from 9 am to 9 pm, six days a week. According to China’s labor laws,…
The government of Turkey banned companies from terminating employment contracts as a response to the covid-19 pandemic crisis. However, there is an exemption. Companies still have the right to terminate employment contracts based on “immoral,…
Management surrounded the factory with wire mesh to prevent any demonstrations. Workers are banned from using use their mobile phones, cutting off their communication with other workers. Although the Turkish constitution rules that “workers have…
Eight researchers from Asia, Europe, North America have been seeking to tackle myriad problems of a global production system in which China is the world’s largest producer and exporter of consumer electronics products. Dying for…
Geologists estimated that Afghanistan holds nearly $1 trillion in mineral wealth, including iron, copper, lithium, cobalt, and rare earth such as lanthanum, cerium, and neodymium. This wealth was remained untouched for decades. Now that the…
It takes more than 3,000 gallons of water to produce a cell phone. The production of semiconductor chips needs at least 2,000 gallons of water. Not to mention the water for mining the metal, making…