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News / March 10, 2014

Apple finally owns up about using Banka tin in its products

In November 2012 Friends of the Earth revealed that tin mining on Bangka Island in Indonesia is destroying tropical forests, coral reefs and livelihoods. Thousands joined in the call for phone companies to come clean…

News / March 10, 2014

IT Industry Supply Chain Investigative Report

Under pressure from many different sources, more than 20 IT brands have responded to questions from environmental NGOs, and have set out to strengthen the environmental management of their supply chains. A report by Friends…

News / March 6, 2014

Proposed EU law will not keep conflict resources out of Europe

A law proposed by the European Commission on responsible sourcing of minerals is not strong enough to prevent European companies’ mineral purchases from financing conflict or human rights abuses, and falls far short of expectations,…

News / March 6, 2014

Philippine Metalworkers’ Alliance calls for scrapping of ‘Herrera Law’

“Twenty-five years of disservice to workers. This is the only legacy of the Herrera Law as far as metalworkers are concerned.” This was how the Metal Workers Alliance of the Philippines (MWAP), a national alliance…

News / March 5, 2014

Documentary ‘Who pays the price?’ now online

A short documentary by Heather White reveals the hazards of the electronics industry in China profiling workers, many of them teenagers, poisoned by chemicals and their struggle for compensation. The film is now available online.A…

News / March 2, 2014

Well-polished Apple’s CSR report is just another fairytale for workers

On the day of Apple’s annual general meeting, Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour (SACOM) is urging Apple again to take immediate and constructive action to fulfil its corporate responsibility by improving the working conditions…

News / February 27, 2014

Update on Myanmar migrant workers: complaint filed at the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia

Last week, GoodElectronics wrote about an alarming situation in Malaysia, where 32 migrant workers from Myanmar lost their passports to their employer SONY. We are now informed that there’s a complaint filed with the Human…

News / February 27, 2014

Major labour violations in a Quanta computer factory in China

China Labor Watch has published an investigative report that reveals major labour abuses at Quanta Shanghai Manufacturing City (QSMC), a supplier to brands like Sony, Apple, and Dell. QSMC is a subsidiary of Taiwan Quanta…

News / February 26, 2014

GoodElectronics Steering Committee gathers in Amsterdam

In late January, SOMO hosted a meeting in Amsterdam for Project Partners and Steering Committee Members of the GoodElectronics Network. The occasion was a substantial subsidy from the European Commission which will help GoodElectronics move…

News / February 24, 2014

Joint Audit Cooperation (JAC) publishes Supply Chain Sustainability Guidelines

On January 16, the Joint Audit Co-operation (JAC) held its 3rd Forum on Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility in Chengdu, China, where it launched its Supply Chain Sustainability Guidelines. These guidelines form a set of…

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