ANROEV conference in Hanoi
Vietnam witnessed the gathering of victims and OSH activists as the Asian Network for the Rights of Occupational and Environment (ANROEV) held a conference in the city of Hanoi last September 4-5, 2015. More than…
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Samsung compensates disease victims on own divisive terms
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has launched a website for individual occupational-disease victims seeking compensation from the company, hammering a nail in the coffin of prospects for sufficient payouts for the company’s victims, and for publicly…
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Samsung vice-chairman asked by former peer to negotiate with victims
A French scholar who took an MBA course about 20 years ago in Japan with Lee Jae-yong (also known as “Jay”), vice chairman and the heir apparent of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., urged Mr. Lee…
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Brazil, the new manufacturing hub for electronics?
In recent years, several electronics multinationals set up business in Brazil. It looked as if Brazil would become the next global manufacturing hub. In this paper SOMO and Repórter Brasil aim to provide an overview…
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The GoodElectronics Network welcomes Maja van der Velden as new member
As of August 26, 2015, Maja van der Velden has joined the GoodElectronics Network. She is is associate professor Design of Information Systems at the University of Oslo and implements research in, and teaches, the…
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EICC pilots migrant worker protection program in Malaysia
The Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC), a nonprofit coalition of leading electronics companies dedicated to supply chain responsibility, announced on August 26 the launch of a foreign migrant worker protection pilot program that aims to…
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GoodElectronics Sub-Granting Scheme – Call for Proposals!
Today, the GoodElectronics Network is presenting the second edition of its Sub-Granting Scheme. With funding by the European Commission, GoodElectronics is currently executing a five-year programme which will run until the end of 2018. Besides…
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Big investment in startup Closing the Loop
GoodElectronics Network member Closing the Loop announced two days ago that 360.000 euro was invested in the Dutch company. This was made possible by an endorsement from PYMWYMIC, a community of sustainable investors. Closing the…
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Workers strike at Samsung supplier factory in Dongguan
Workers at Dongguan Baoxing Electronics have been on strike for multiple days to demand compensation after the company announced it would relocate operations to another district in Dongguan. During the demonstration, workers held up a…
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Open Letter calling on Samsung to accept the recommendations of the mediation committee
Samsung has agreed to the Mediation Committee’s recommendation to provide $85.8 million, but has rejected the core recommendation — the funding of an independent non-profit foundation for implementing the compensation. Support this call on Samsung…