Starting from 13 September, a group of NGOs from the Republic of Korea and China will participate in the 33rd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland to raise awareness on workers…
In a positive trend, more and more global brands – including some in the electronics sector – have made commitments to chemical transparency and the reduction of hazardous chemicals in their supply chains. Source Intelligence…
More than 100 NGOs and social movements in Mexico have documented cases of alleged corporate abuse in different sectors: mining, energy, oil & gas, agribusiness, and construction, among others. The report, compiling 68 cases, was presented…
After an exhaustive investigation, the European Commission found that Ireland’s tax arrangements with Apple are illegal and that it owes the Irish government €13 billion. But that’s not even the half of it. Apple has…
South Korea’s highest court has invoked a controversial clause on the work relatedness of disease and upheld a lower- court decision to reject workers compensation claims filed by three workers who had developed or died…
The GoodElectronics Network’s latest report ‘The Poisonous Pearl’ focuses on the experiences of (former) workers in the electronics industry in China who are victims of chemical poisoning. The health of all the workers in the…
Samsung deliberately kept secret the harmful chemicals its South Korean workers were exposed to, fearing its competitors would learn trade secrets. There have been 200 cases of serious illnesses at Samsung’s LCD factories, including leukemia,…
The European Commission has ruled that Ireland has illegally aided Apple with a favourable tax arrangement between 2003 and 2014. Apple has now been ordered to pay back 13 billion euros plus interest. Through Ireland’s…
The organisers of the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo want to produce the medals using recycled metals from e-waste. This could help raise awareness about the importance of recycling. The Nikkei Asian Review writes that…
On 6 June 2016 manufacturing company C&F Philippines, a subsidiary of Irish firm C&F Tooling, retrenched 87 factory workers, stating business losses as cause. WAC accused the company of Union Busting. Business & Human Rights…