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News / March 12, 2010

Delhi change maker eliminates e-waste

Do you know that India alone generates more than 4 lakh tones of electronic waste, which is highly toxic in nature and requires appropriate technology and process for its sound management?, writes Toxics Link. If…

News / March 12, 2010

Conditions and standards in the mobile phone manufacturing industry in India

A recent report by labour rights organisation Cividep shows that in the electronic sector wages are still below the living wage calculations, even if they seem to be comparatively better than in other manufacturing sectors…

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News / March 12, 2010

Rights groups protest as millions of Burmese migrants face deportation from Thailand

Over 2 million migrants have been threatened by the Royal Thai Government with deportation after February 28, 2010 if they fail to enter a complex “nationality verification” process. The International Metalworkers’ Federation (IMF) has joined…

News / March 12, 2010

How Facebook (and other IT companies) can help kick coal off your computer

Greenpeace calls upon Facebook to use 100% renewable energy. How the internet is powered is an issue not just for Facebook but for the entire IT industry. The industry holds many of the keys to…

News / March 12, 2010

Women in the metals and manufacturing sectors hit hard by financial crisis

Pre-existing inequalities exacerbates effects of the financial crisis on women, concludes a meeting of metalworker unions held in commemoration of International Women’s Day. Over-represented in precarious and low paid employment, women in manufacturing jobs have…

News / March 1, 2010

Samsung to take responsibility for lethal hazards of semiconductor manufacturing

A ‘cancer cluster’ was discovered among young Samsung manufacturing workers exposed to toxic chemicals in Korea. The deaths of colleagues has motivated workers to demand that Samsung takes responsibility for for the hazards of semiconductor…

News / March 1, 2010

Apple reports on non-compliances in its global supply chain, including child labour

24 February, Apple released its 2010 Supplier Responsibility Progress Report. The report provides details about Apple’s approach to working with suppliers. Included are a summary of Apple’s 2009 audits and descriptions of core violations, frequent…

News / March 1, 2010

Indonesia turns back illegal shipment of e-waste from USA “recycler

Seattle, Washington (1 March 2010).  The Basel Action Network (BAN), an environmental watchdog organization, reported today that it had successfully prevented nine sea-going containers of hazardous electronic waste from a Massachusetts business calling themselves a…

publication cover - Best practices in sustainable public procurement of IT hardware in Europe
Publication / March 1, 2010

Best practices in sustainable public procurement of IT hardware in Europe

publication cover - Best practices in sustainable public procurement of IT hardware in Europe
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News / February 26, 2010

EMF outraged about bonuses for top management in Philips

EMF condemns the fact that Philip’s management is celebrating the company’s results by dishing out outrageous bonuses to management as revealed in the 2009 annual report. The company handled the crisis through site closures, job…

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