Another case of child workers, under 16, was uncovered at the Shinyang Electronics factory in Dongguan, China. Making cell phone covers and parts for Samsung, this factory had children work the same long 11-hour night-shifts…
The Global Day of Action for the 24 dismissed workers of NXP Philippines, held on July 2, has led to a dropping of the charges that were filed against 5 leaders of the NXPSCI Workers…
China Labor Watch (CLW) has once again exposed the employment of child labor in Samsung’s supply chain, this time at a factory called Shinyang Electronics in Dongguan, China. This revelation comes nearly two years after…
Civil society organisations from India and around the world are highly concerned about the recent spree of retrenching electronics workers in the Sriperumbudur industrial area in Tamil Nadu, India. The trend was set when Nokia…
T-Mobile has a record of offshoring jobs, intimidating and even humiliating workers. And now, with the media buzzing about a potential merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, some workers are scared that more jobs will be…
On May 13, GoodElectronics (GE), GoodElectronics Thailand (GET) and FNV Bondgenoten sent a letter to NXP Semiconductors Thailand expressing their deep concern over on-going labour issues. The company answered on May 27, but this raised…
An employee of Sony EMCS was dragged out of his workplace after he was ordered by HR that he no longer had to attend his job. He insisted the company to provide him with a…
On May 5 this year, 24 union officers of NXP Semiconductors in Cabuyao, the Philippines, were dismissed, following their refusal to work overtime on national public holidays. Upon this dismissal a wave of local protests…
As of June 30, 2014, Fundacja Kupuj Odpowiedzialnie (FKO)/Buy Responsibly Foundation has joined the GoodElectronics Network. The foundation, based in Krakow, focuses on sustainable development and environmental protection, responsible consumption and production, as well as…
It’s a $51 billion-a-year industry, driven by middlemen and brokers who deceive, import, abuse and profit from millions of individuals in 161 countries. Human trafficking and slavery is connected to almost every industry’s supply chain,…