The European metalworkers’ unions will not allow workers to twice pay the price of a crisis they did not cause. For unions, it is totally unacceptable that workers, in addition to radical job cuts, are…
Publication / February 1, 2009 The dark side of cyberspace Inside the sweatshops of China's Computer Hardware Production WEED and SACOM have released an updated and revised version of “The Dark Side of Cyberspace –…
Oekom’s analysts have scrutinised 43 of the world’s major IT companies and have made a horrifying discovery: “We found serious violations of human rights and of employment rights in more than 40 per cent of…
This company report provides an overview of business practices that could be regarded as unsustainable or irresponsible, which occurred or might have been addressed in 2008. In addition, it describes developments on some of the…
Greenpeace’ strategy is simple: Get influential IT execs to lobby key governments for a strong, planet-saving agreement at the December 2009 climate change summit in Copenhagen. Greenpeace calls upon Cisco, Fujitsu, Google, HP, IBM, Nokia…
Research focusing on Vietnamese workers: export of labour from Vietnam, Vietnamese workers employed by job agencies and their working and living conditions, nature of exploitation, Vietnamese workers at the time of economic crisis.In this research,…
Renewed call to send a postcard to your mobile phone company to make sure that workers in factories making parts for your phones are paid a living wage for a normal working week.A renewed call…
The Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) presents its 2008 annual report. The Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) presents its 2008 annual report. Since 2004, the EICC has grown “from a handful of companies, that wanted…
The American NGO INFORM has made an excellent brief video, “The Secret Life of Cell Phones”, about the threat posed by improper cell phone disposal.The American NGO INFORM has made an excellent brief video, “The…
makeITfair report reveals violations of workers’ rights in game console and portable music players manufacturing in China. This is the first study on working conditions in this specific sub-sector. makeITfair’s new report ‘Playing with Labour…