‘Mining matters’ is a new report by Friends of the Earth Netherlands on unacceptable metal mining in developing countries and the responsibilities of companies in the Netherlands, including Philips. For a summary of the report…
On May 7 and 8, in Amsterdam, makeITfair and GoodElectronics hosted a round table for the electronic industry and civil society organisations. The aim was to discuss effective strategies to bring about lasting improvements of…
The Taiwanese company WINTEK is one of the world’s leading producers of small size mobile phone panels and touch panels, and one of the major suppliers to Apple. The past months, hundreds of workers were…
The May 2009 ‘On the Spot’ newsletter by GoodElectronics portrays the Ole Wolff Yantai Workplace Union. A unique initiative of Chinese women workers; a struggle for labour rights against all odds.This ‘On the Spot’ newsletter…
On the occasion of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day on May 17, thousands of signatories will put pressure on mobile phone companies across Europe to pay greater attention to fair labour standards.”This campaign, organised…
Dark side of the chip. The ‘clean rooms’ of the high-tech electronics industry actually use several toxic chemicals, an article by Amanda Hawes and Ted Smith. Forty years ago, the agricultural valley south of San…