From 9-11 December 2014, Geneva was center stage for a Global Dialogue Forum hosted by the ILO about ‘The adaptibility of companies to deal with fluctuating demands and the incidence of temporary and other forms…
The GoodElectronics Network asks the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Global Dialogue Forum (Geneva, 9-11 December 2014) about “The Adaptability of Companies to Deal with Fluctuating Demands and the Incidence of Temporary and Other Forms of…
In the big industrial zone of Manesar, Gurgaon near New Dehli, over 300 workers have been on strike for over a month after Asti Electronics, a subsidiary of the large Japanese Asti Corporation, tried to…
China Labor Watch (CLW) announced that it has collected additional evidence to support the allegations that child workers and student workers from the Chengdu Urban Construction Vocational School in Sichuan Province were employed at Samsung…
In a campaign initiated by Labourstart earlier this week, Eric Lee raised his concerns about Fairphone workers’ freedom of association. Lee commented that there are no free and independent trade unions in the Chinese factory…
In Fairphone’s attempts to build a truly ‘ethical’ phone, they’ve forgotten one thing: the workers who assemble the phone have no legal right to join or form a trade union. Help support workers’ rights.Fairphone is…
We are happy to announce that GoodElectronics has added a new member to its network: Südwind Nö Süd, Austria. A short description about this organisation follows. Südwind Nö Süd is working in the educational and…
We are happy to announce that GoodElectronics has added a new member to its network. A short description about him and his interest for e-waste follows. About John-Michael John-Michael was born and raised in Toronto,…
Fairphone announced the Recycling Program, which creates a special platform for handling your used mobile phones. Keep reading to find out how to participate in this unique new program.Fairphone announced the Recycling Program, which creates…
In de afgelopen Fairtrade-week kreeg de gemeente Amsterdam de titel ‘Fairtrade Hoofdstad’ van Nederland. Amsterdam verdient de titel onder meer omdat binnen één jaar de gemeente zelf haar inkoopgedrag structureel veranderde ten gunste van Fairtrade….