Lawmakers in the U.S. states Nebraska, Minnesota, New York, Massachusetts and Kansas have introduced legislation that would protect the right to repair electronics. This would make repair easier for consumers and independent repair shops, as…
What will India have to do to convince Apple to start producing iPhones in the country? According to Reuters, Apple has sent a list with seven demands to the country’s prime minister, Narendra Modi. Some…
Samsung and its heir-apparent Lee Jae-yong are under pressure due to a major corruption scandal in South Korea, which involves the country’s president. Lee Jae-yong, the current vice chairman of Samsung, is accused of bribing…
GoodElectronics’ international coordinator Alejandro González looks ahead to the activities that the network and its members will organise in 2017. Dear GoodElectronics network members and friends, GoodElectronics wishes all of you a happy new year….
How long do mobile phone owners keep their old phones at home, and for what reasons? A newly released scientific article looks into the phenomenon of ‘hibernating phones’. The article, by researchers from the Loughborough…
After its 2013 report revealed inhumane working conditions at Apple’s largest display screen manufacturer, SACOM conducted a second round of investigations in 2015 and 2016. Labour rights violations are still widespread at Biel Chrystal….
Mexican labor human rights activist Felipe Gonzalez investigated the human rights conditions of workers in Korean companies in Mexico. He recently discussed his findings with the Korean organisation Advocates for Public Interest Law (APIL). The…
Tibetans in China’s Sichuan provinces are seeing and feeling the impact of a large lithium mine on their environment. The land they worship is threatened and the river their animals drink from is poisoned. The…
A recent article from Garrett Brown outlines the failures of CSR audits to identify labour rights violations and to remedy clearly visible health and safety hazards. While billions of dollars have been spent on the…
A new investigative report from the New York Times reveals the wide range of incentives that the local government of Zhengzhou, China, has provided to attract Foxconn. Zhengzhou’s government has helped finance the construction of…