Monday 25 May 2009, the Zhuhai Community Service Center for Migrant Workers was inaugurated. The community centre is a partnership between Flextronics and the Culture and Communication Center for Facilitators (CCCF). Flextronics is a Singapore-based…
2008 was another difficult and often dangerous year for trade unionists around the world, according to this year’s ITUC Annual Survey of Trade Union Rights Violations, which details abuses of fundamental workers’ rights in 143…
This report analyses how global production networks are configured and how the incorporation of firms into these networks impacts on the position of workers and their rights. The apparel and electronics sector in Romania provide…
In February 2009, SACOM and WEED published an updated version of the report “The Dark Side of Cyberspace” describing among other issues the sub-standard working conditions at Dongguan-based Excelsior Electronics. Excelsior is a major supplier…
The Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition and Global e-Sustainability Initiative Extractives Workgroup has commissioned RESOLVE, an American non-profit organisation, to map the supply chain for tin (solder), tantalum (capacitors and deposition targets), and cobalt (batteries and…
An animated film illustrates the environmental and human damage caused by electronics waste while offering solutions to this global problem.An animated film by Ian Lynam illustrates the environmental and human damage caused by electronics waste…
On 8 June 2009, Dutch service provider KPN organised a stakeholder dialogue meeting, together with the Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO). SOMO was among the participants, together with KPN staff representing different…
The film ‘Citizens at Risk: How Electronic Waste is Poisoning the Pathway Out of Poverty for India’s Recyclers’ is an international collaboration between Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, Chintan, and IMAK. This film takes the viewer…
The Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition wants you to create a fun and fresh video that informs people about the growing problem of highly toxic e-waste and encourages them to use responsible recyclers.The Silicon Valley Toxics…
On 10 June 2009, Taiwan-based LCD panel maker Wintek held its annual general meeting, while labour groups protest about unlawful dismissals and other labour issues at Wintek’ factories in Taiwan and China. Wintek Corporation is…