In February 2020, the French government fined Apple €25 million for forcing an iOS update that capped battery performance and overall performance of older model iPhones. The irreversible iOS update, released two years prior, included…
In a March 2020 opinion piece in the Financial Times, Francis R Fannon, the assistant secretary to the US Bureau of Energy Resources, announced the creation of the Energy Resource Governance Initiative (ERGI). The ERGI,…
In May 2020 GoodElectronics partner AfreWatch published a report detailing issues and recommendations pertaining to artisanal mining. Generated through a two-day workshop held in Kolwezi, DRC, the report focuses on three key themes: 1. Artisinal…
More than 300 civil society organizations from around the world have signed a statement to condemn how the mining industry is operating in light of COVID-19. Signatories include various members of GoodElectronics such as SOMO,…
A new benchmark report from KnowTheChain found that ICT companies are failing to address the problem of forced labor in their supply chains. The report reveals that there is a critical gap between stated policies…
Reposted with permission from International Service for Human Rights. See original article here. To recognise International Labour Day, and the critical contributions of essential workers everywhere, ISHR is publishing a guide in English and Chinese to the 15 Principles developed by…
The GoodElectronics Network (GE), the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO), and the Business, Human Rights Environment Research Group of Greenwich University (BHRE) released a report that proposes a new approach to the urgent…
The European Parliament recently passed a resolution stating its deep concern about the large numbers of child workers in Madagascar mica mines and the violations of these children’s rights. The resolution calls on the European…
Repetitive reporting on e-waste may be blinding citizens to the larger issue of the pollution and waste generated in the mining for and manufacturing of electronics. Josh Lepawksy, Associate Professor in the Department of Geography…
News release: Labor NGO Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research (EILER) expresses alarm as more and more corporations are laying off employees, contributing to the number growing of joblessness in the country. EILER noted…