On behalf of the GoodElectronics Network, SOMO is recruiting a Coordinator for the GoodElectronics Network. The GoodElectronics Network brings together networks, organisations and individuals that are concerned about human rights, labour rights, and sustainability issues…
Chinese Outbound Mining Investment Industry Social Responsibility Action Plan The China Chamber of Commerce of Metals, Minerals & Chemical Importers & Exporters (CCCMC) has presented a draft for a Social Responsibility Action Plan for the…
Chinese campaigners have called on Beijing to free five prominent labour activists after police launched an “unprecedented” crackdown designed to neuter their movement at a time of growing worker unrest. At least 18 Guangdong-based campaigners…
Member of the GoodElectronics network Toxics Link recently published a report on e-waste in India, which has now led to a discussion in the Indian Parliament. The findings of the report indicate that the producers…
On Saturday the 21st of November the police raided several trade union offices in South Korea. The police claimed it was seeking evidence for participation in the protests on the 14th of November – when…
Asia Monitor Resource Center (AMRC) and the Center for Development and Integration (CDI) have held a two-day training course on occupational health and safety (OHS) in the electronics industry in Bac Ninh, Vietnam. In 2014,…
The GoodElectronics Network welcomes several new members! Four unions, one researcher/activist, an NGO and a social enterprise: the Hye Sung Workers Union, DEU-Independent, United Workers of Keyrin Electronics, Marianne Lind, NXP Manufacturing Workers Union Thailand,…
New research by SOMO, commissioned by Stop Child Labour, reveals that the number of children working in artisanal gold mining is growing rapidly. In Mali for example, there was an estimated increase from 20,000 to 200,000…
Laptop makers are making it more difficult or even impossible for users to replace the battery themselves. This is the conclusion of research by the Dutch consumers’ association Consumentenbond. In 2012, consumers were able to…
A new report by China Labor Watch finds labour rights violations persist at HEG Technology in China. HEG Technology is a state-controlled company, which supplies to companies like Samsung and Huawei. China Labor Watch has…