Electronics company Samsung accepted the arbitration proposal on compensation for hundreds of South Korean workers that suffered from severe diseases such as leukemia caused by unsafe working conditions. The agreement was signed on July 24….
Cobalt is an important mineral for the manufacturing of batteries in electronics and electric vehicles. The fact that a couple of mining companies in the United States are staking claims at sites in Idaho, Montana…
Andrew Smith and Alice Lepeuple from the English firm Corker Binning wrote a blog on holding companies criminally liable for human rights abuses from a judicial point of view. They describe the legal challenges that…
The Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei is on it’s way up. It recently passed Apple to become second-largest smartphone maker behind Samsung Electronics. In the second quarter of this year the shipments of Huawei have increased…
Energy trade unions from 50 countries are united in demanding a Just Transition to protect the rights and living standards of workers as the energy industry experiences massive change. More than 200 representatives from 70…
A recent market research predicts that China will sell 6.42 million of the 11.25 million electric vehicles worldwide by 2035 fostered by policies of the Chinese government. Europe is forecast to have the 2nd largest…
It’s been so long overdue that it’s looked hopelessly far off. However, the day finally has come—Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd has agreed to a binding arbitration framework that will likely compel one of the world’s…
Sustainable energy solutions like electric cars and solar power can possibly be revolutionized by better batteries. According to researchers, this discovery is a major breakthrough. It would drastically reduce the charging time of smartphones and…
A new report by Verisk Maplecroft predicts that slavery and labour abuses in Southeast Asia will increase dramatically due to job losses caused by robot manufacturing. The displaced workers, mostly lacking skills to adapt and…
Poor people from all over the world have come to Malaysia to work in the electronics industry under awful circumstances. In the last forty years, thousands of companies from over 40 countries have set up…