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…
The Electronics Industry Workers Coalition (Mexico) is extending a call for solidarity with the dismissed workers of the Nokia plant in Reynosa, Mexico. The Electronics Industry Workers Coalition (Mexico) is extending a Call for Solidarity…
make IT green. What do you do when your mobile phone stops working? Or your computer breaks down? Every year, we throw away up to 50 million tonnes of unwanted electronic waste – e-waste. That’s…
‘Citizens at Risk’ is a 13-minute documentary by SVTC (USA), Chintan (India), and IMAK (India). It exposes the global exploitation of the poor by a consumerist society and indifferent, irresponsible manufacturers exporting from the United…