The International Metalworkers’ Federation (IMF) has lodged an unprecedented complaint against the Mexican Government to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Switzerland. Submitted by IMF President Jürgen Peters, the complaint calls on the ILO to…
On February 5, 2009, the case against six Philippines labour organiser has been ordered quashed by the Regional Trial court (4th Judicial Region) Oriental Mindoro Branch. The six were immediately released from the Oriental Mindoro…
Today, the National Labor Committee (NLC) is releasing a 60-page report, High Tech Misery in China, documenting the grueling hours, low wages and draconian disciplinary measures at the Meitai factory in southern China. The 2,000…
In November and December 2008, about 1’000 workers at the Nokia plant in Reynosa, Mexico, were dismissed. Reportedly, at least 53 workers were put under pressure to voluntarily sign resignation letters. All workers dismissed were…
The Indonesian trade union FSPMI has succeeded in getting a 1 ½ year prison sentence proclaimed against the local General Manager of PT King Jim Indonesia (KJI). KJI is a consolidated subsidiary of the Japanese…
For months now, the Indonesian trade union FSPMI has been calling upon the local authorities to fix a reasonable minimum gage for workers in the electronics and metal sector. In order to press home its…
Whereas the European economy plunges further into the crisis with its array of drastic social consequences, HP/EDS management is taking advantage of the current situation to shed jobs and cut wages and benefits. “Nothing justifies…
Since August 2006 Greenpeace has assessed the environmental policies of consumer electronics companies through its “Guide to Greener Electronics”. Initially this quarterly publication focused on leading computer and mobile phone producers and their policies with…
Last November 13, an agreement was reached between Hoya Glass Disk (Thailand) and the Electronics and Electrical Appliances Relation Labour Union (EEALU) which brought a months-long conflict between the two parties to an end. 35…