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Public consultation on European Commission guidance on corporate responsibility to respect human rights in ICT sector
In December 2012, the draft Information and Communciation technology (ICT) sector guidance was released for public consultation (closing date 13th February). This is part of a initiative of European Commission to develop guidance on the…
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Apple et Samsung: multiplication des contrôles mais peu d’actions contre les abus des droits humains
En plein rush des achats de tablettes, smartphones et autres iBooks, achACT dresse un bilan des évolutions de l’industrie de l’électronique portable en matière de conditions de travail dans les usines de production. achACT analyse…
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First Recognition of Occupational Breast Cancer from Samsung Semiconductor plant
The Korean government agency KCOMWEL (Korea Compensation & Welfare Services) has announced its recognition of the death of Ms. D.E. Kim from breast cancer as an occupational death from her work at Samsung Semiconductor plant….
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Again environmental and anti-mining activists killed in the Philippines
December 9, a militant farmer and two anti-mining activists were killed in separate incidents. RThe farmer’s relatives believe the attack is linked to his opposition to large-scale mining and illegal logging. Anti-mining advocates were also…
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From Congo with [no] blood: violence threatens conflict-free mineral sourcing
A significant part of the minerals in our electronic devices, especially tin, tantalum and tungsten (3Ts), originate from the Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of DR Congo (DRC). The new makeITfair report – ‘From…
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Flexibility problematic for Hungarian electronics workers
Wages too low to support a family, circumvention of overtime payments violating international standards, 12-hour shifts and temporary agency workers exceeding the number of permanent workers in times of peak production. Many of the labour…
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International workshop “Designing Take Back Systems for E-waste” in India
December 11 and 12, Toxics Link is organising an international workshop on “Designing Take Back Systems for E-waste” in New Delhi, India. E- waste, one of the fastest growing waste segments globally, is of significant…
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Leaflet: Find out the true cost of a phone call
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Leaflet: It’s your call: finding a phone that’s fair
