January 2012, Apple joined the Fair Labor Association (FLA) and subsequently opened its suppliers to for factory inspections. After a month-long investigation at Foxconn in Shenzhen and Chengdu, FLA released a report on Thursday in…
In a joint statement issued, dated March 22, unions and NGOs called on Apple to rely on workers themselves to monitor the labour conditions in the manufacture of its products, not a top-down auditing approach….
On 18 February, Foxconn Technology Group announced a pay rise for the production workers in China. Hong Kong-based labour group SACOM comments upon this development. The new basic wage at CNY 1800 only applies to…
On the occasion of Apple’s 2012 annual shareholders’ meeting GoodElectronics, makeITfair and the International Metalworkers’Federation (IMF) share their concerns with Apple shareholders regarding persisting labour rights violations at Apple’s suppliers in China, as well as…
Owing to escalating pressure on Apple from consumers, computer giant Apple Inc. recently purchased a membership in the Fair Labour Association (FLA). The group began factory inspections at Apple suppliers last week. After one week…
The publication “Where are WEEE in Africa” was developed in the framework of the project entitled «Building local capacity to address the flow of e-wastes and electrical and electronic products destined for re-use in selected…
FLA has launched an independent investigation into labour rights allegations at Foxconn, an Apple supplier factory in Shenzhen, China. The investigation comes after reports of poor conditions for workers at Foxconn facilities. When Apple joined…
Mister Daisey Goes to China. Mike Daisey performs an excerpt that was adapted for radio from his one-man show “The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs.” A lifelong Apple superfan, Daisey sees some photos…
The Chinese Electronics Standardization Association (CESA) has hosted a seminar exploring strategies to promote social responsibility in the booming electronics/IT sector. Electronics/IT is China’s number 1 export sector, with more than $500 billion US dollars…
The GoodElectronics Network has a vision of a global electronics industry characterised by compliance with the highest international human rights and sustainability standards. Labour rights and environmental norms are respected throughout the entire production cycle,…