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Charges filed against Samsung for misleading advertising regarding its ethical committments
French courts file preliminary charges against Samsung over misleading advertising on its commitment to human and worker rights. In 2018, Sherpa and ActionAid France filed a lawsuit against Samsung, accusing the company of false advertising due…
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Glencore mine collapse kills 43 miners in the Congo
At least 43 artisanal miners have died due to a mine collapse in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The collapse took place at an industrial copper and cobalt mine owned by the multinational…
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New ILO Convention on Violence and Harassment at work
The adoption of the Convention and Recommendation is a huge victory for workers and the trade union movement, which has been fighting for years to get an international labour instrument to address gender-based violence (GBV) in the…
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IndustriALL files complaint against Tokyo 2020 Olympic partner, Mitsubishi Electric
IndustriALL Global Union is lodging a complaint against Mitsubishi Electric with the Organising Committee of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games to stop rights abuses at the company’s Thai operations. Mitsubishi Electric, an official partner…
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Government Admits “Relatedness of Fatalities and Illnesses” in South Korean Semiconductor Industry
Workers fell sick and died due to exposure to hazardous chemicals in their chip labs, Korea Workers Compensation & Welfare Service (KCOMWEL) concluded on May 22, after reviewing ten years of epidemiological data. A Decade…
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Weed Report: At the Other End of the Supply Chain
English summary of the study “Am anderen Ende der Lieferkette” including an overview on ICT brands’ approaches on responsible sourcing. The (German) report examines the approaches of 19 ICT brands on responsible minerals sourcing. The…
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Solar What? The story of sustainable long-life electronics to support development
As part of its podcast series, the Restart Project tells the story of ‘Solar What?’ a small solar-powered lamp that has been designed explicitly so it could be taken apart, repaired and kept in use for…
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FARN publish report on the impacts of lithium mining on human rights in Argentina.
FARN express concern regarding the lack of government action over the current and potential human rights impacts regarding lithium mining projects in Olaroz-Cauchari. Local communities and the social and environmental sustainability of these mining activities have not…
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European e-waste is polluting food chains in Ghana
As part of an investigation on the impacts of e-waste in Ghana, researchers found that the dangerous levels of toxins at e-waste dump sites also inflitrate local food chains. The study, led by Ipen and the Basel Action Network,…