The iPhone 6 sales figures were released this week. 74 million iPhone 6 sold, of a projected total of 80 million. No doubt they will reach, and exceed, 80 million. Apple releases some of the…
In 2015, the GoodElectronics Network is making modest funds available to local organisations in electronics production countries. This is part of a sub-granting scheme set up by GoodElectronics. Activities that are funded include research, training…
In the Philippines, January 2015 has been declared a Zero Waste Month for the entire country by President Benigno Aquino. In celebration, and to continue moving the fight forward, the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives…
The tripartite Global Dialogue Forum on ‘the adaptability of companies to deal with fluctuating demands and the incidence of temporary and other forms of employment in electronics’ took place in Geneva on 9-11 December 2014.The…
The ITUC has been informed that top officials of the Hong Kong trade union movement are facing imminent arrest for their support for the “Umbrella” movement. The names of HKCTU officials Lee Cheuk-yan (General Secretary)…
The Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC), a nonprofit coalition of leading electronics companies dedicated to supply chain responsibility, today announced that it will conduct shadow audits and increase its industry and government engagement in Malaysia…
On December 26, unidentified assailants entered the office of the Panyu Migrant Workers Documentation Centre (PMWDC) in Guangzhou and assaulted PMWCD head Zeng Feiyang. PMWCD has been providing legal and other services to migrant workers…
Nine years after initial filing of the civil lawsuit by a group of 519 former Taiwanese employees of Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and their heirs against the company, and six years after the court…
In early December, 40 precarious workers at a Siemens factory in India received permanent contracts after negotiations between the trade union and management.In early December, 40 precarious workers at a Siemens factory in India received…
Since its founding at the BSR Conference 10 years ago, the EICC has grown from a handful companies to nearly 100 businesses representing more than US$2.6 trillion in revenues, and its influential code of conduct…