Electronics and IT products are largely manufactured under tough working conditions in price-pressed supply chains. These pressurized conditions have led to excessive overtime, unsafe working environments and other negative outcomes for workers. As some brands…
We are glad to inform the public, especially our supporters, that last September 26, we workers of NXP-Philippines signed a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the management of NXP-Philippines, effective for the years 2014-2016. The…
Dr. Gassert is board certified in both Preventive Occupational Medicine and Internal Medicine, and was an Occupational (Industrial) Hygienist prior to medical training. He was previously an Instructor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and has been…
Today (19th September) is the official launch day of the pre-reserved iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus which are remarkably configured with bigger size of touch screen. Although some customers may be impressed by the…
IndustriALL Global Union is calling on all affiliates to once again mobilize their members to STOP Precarious Work, in conjunction with the World Day for Decent Work on 7 October 2014.IndustriALL Global Union is calling…
Verité, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring that people around the world work under safe, fair, and legal conditions, today announced the findings of a first-of-its-kind study on forced labor in the Malaysian electronics industry….
This report represents the findings of an investigator who worked at Catcher Technology in Suqian, China. The plant manufactures metal casings for a number of consumer electronics companies including Apple. The investigator discovered extensive violations…
On September 9, the first business day after Mid-Autumn Festival, more than 10.000 workers from the Apple supplier factory Dongguan Masstop in Guangdong Province carried out a work stoppage, according to Beijing News. The workers…
During Q2 most factories made good progress on implementation, and several factories have now caught up, or are ahead of, their work-plans. During Q2’14 the program supplier group has stabilized. After 1 factory left the…
Since 2006, Greenpeace has been campaigning to green our electronics, challenging the sector’s leading companies to reduce their environmental footprint and meet the growing demand for greener devices. From acting to combat climate change by…