Good Occupational Health for All Workers
Tuesday 28 April, 2009 is the International Commemoration Day (ICD) for Dead and Injured Workers. the day on which we remember the over 2 million workers who die, the more than 1.2 million who are…
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If you are holding an iPhone or an HTC in your hand,
In a fierce statement, the Taiwan Labor Information & Education Association (TLIEA) reports on protests of WINTEK workers regarding poor working conditions and failing communication with the WINTEK management, supplier to well known brands including…
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Chinese workers demand compensation for cadmium related diseases
For years now, the Chinese company Gold Peak Industries Limited is at loggerheads with civil society groups in China as well as abroad over recurring Occupational Health and Safety issues. In 2004, an outbreak of…
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HP reports on worker labour rights awareness training program at Chinese supplier
In its Global Citizenship report 2009, Hewlett Packard reports on the labour rights awareness training program that is currently under way at its Chinese supplier Chicony. The report also provides an interview with the training…
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‘Uploading for Responsible Recycling’ Video Contest
‘Uploading for responsible recycling’. Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition (SVTC) 2009 Video Contest. SVTC wants you to create a fun and fresh video that informs people about the growing problem of highly toxic e-waste and encourages…
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Out of control. E-waste trade flows from the EU to developing countries
As the consumption of electronics has increased rapidly the last years, so has the waste made up of discarded products. E-waste often contains ingredients that risk damaging human health and polluting the environment. In a…
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makeITfair calls upon Nintendo and Microsoft to make green and fair products
Electronics giants Microsoft and Nintendo have come bottom in the last three Greenpeace rankings for the greenest electronics products makeITfair thinks its time that these multinational monoliths take the lead in putting the planet and…
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Fujitsu Siemens Computers takes no responsibility for labour rights violations in its Chinese supply chain
In December 2008 SACOM and WEED published ‘The Dark Side of Cyberspace’, a report on labor conditions in the Chinese electronics industry. The report uncovered serious violations of workers rights such as excessive overtime hours,…
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Cell Phones, Conflict Minerals, and the Worst Sexual Violence in the World
The demand for cell phones, laptops, and other consumer electronics are helping fuel the deadliest conflict in the world, and most of us don’t even know it. The deadly nexus in the Democratic Republic of…
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Campaign organisations demand: NOKIA to lead the way in ethical consumer electronics
Nokia is encouraged to lead the way in improving the conditions in its supply chain in a new campaign launched today by three Finnish organisations. Join and sign the petition!Nokia is encouraged to lead the…