Every year, the Dutch government buys more than €60 billion worth of products and services. As such, governments and local authorities can play an important role in setting standards for social responsibility through their procurement…
An extensive document describing and analyzing several cases of benzene-poisoning in China is part of new campaigning material of the Ban Benzene Campaign by Labour Action China (LAC). The 98-pages document includes background information on…
The GoodElectronics Network is shocked to learn about the mass sacking on 5 May of 24 union officials at NXP Semiconductors in Cabuyao, Laguna. IndustriALL Global Union’s metalworker affiliate in the Philippines MWAP is fighting…
On May 5th, 24 union officers of NXP Cabuyao (Philippines) were dismissed. The dismissal followed after the workers refused to work overtime on April 9, 17, 19 and May 1, which are all national public…
An extensive document describing and analyzing several cases of benzene-poisoning in China is part of new campaigning material of the Ban Benzene Campaign by Labour Action China (LAC). The document is accompanied by postcards that…
On International Workers’ Day, Nokia India Thozhilalar Sangam (NITS), the employees’ union, releases its film titled ‘Dis-Connecting People’, documenting the voices of workers that have remained muted in a battle between the state and the…
On Tuesday April 29, FNV Mondiaal, Labour Action China and the GoodElectronics Network organised an expert meeting on the issue of chemical poisoning in China. The discussion especially focused on benzene, a highly carcinogenic chemical…
At IndustriALL Global Union’s Steering Committee on ICT, Electrical & Electronics on 9 April in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 16 unions from all over the world set up key strategies to concentrate on organizing…
The United Nations Global Compact and BSR recently launched the first worldwide guide on traceability, which will help companies and consumers to ensure their material or product is produced responsibly. Supply chain traceability is increasingly…
A report by SOMO published today finds that the Dutch-based company ASM International N.V. (ASMI) should take responsibility for addressing health risks at the factories of its former subsidiary company, ASM Pacific Technology (ASMPT). The…