PC global a project of World Economy, Ecology and Development (WEED) has recently published the new educational CD titled “The Way of a Computer – From global Production to Disposal”. Computers are considered to be…
Öko-Institut from Germany just published a study on “Key Social Impacts of Electronics Production and WEEE-Recycling in ChinaThe study was originally finished in June last year, but was not published until presented to the Chinese…
Of the different e-waste processing activities carried out in Guiyu, China, the recycling of printed circuit boards is probably the most important input of heavy metals to the surface environment. The recycling procedure involves melting…
Response from the the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) to the ‘High Tech – No Rights?’ report.
Response from the Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) to the report ‘High Tech – No Rights?’
Thousands of workers protest over increased cost of factory meals Several thousand workers at Alco Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong-owned electronics factory in Dongguan, in Guangdong province, went on strike and protested outside the factory…
SACOM report: labour conditions and outsourcing in electronics industry.Poor labour conditions contradict the self-proclaimed clean and progressive image of the information industry. Inside the spacious and modern-looking factory buildings, production sites and systems are no…
