The parliamentarian crossing over in February 2020 resulted in the new Perikatan Nasional (National Alliance) government. Since then, the Malaysian trade union community has become frustrated with the lack of progress of labor law reform….
The virtual OECD Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains on 27-28 April brought together representatives from government, business, and civil society, including trade unions, providing insights into the complexities of the supply chains ecosystems and…
Mobile Social Congress is an annual event organized by SETEM Catalonia. This year, the MSC took the theme of “Without Signal, Post Covid-19 impact on the electronics industry.” The event has two forms: online panel…
May 1 is celebrated as International Labor Day. Workers and other groups of people in many countries celebrate May Day by workers by taking down the streets, holding up banners of demand. This year is…
Indonesia is one of the biggest nickel global producers. The country reserves at least 25% of the world’s nickel resources. Indonesia is also rich in cobalt and copper, two other minerals for EV battery production….
28 April is a day to remember and honour workers who were injured or died in the course of their work. This year, it is against the background of Covid-19, which has exposed the fragility…
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of FIDH and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in Malaysia. The Observatory has been informed about…
A Canadian mining company, ION Energy, acquired a license to explore and conduct studies on a confirmed lithium brine deposit in the Mongolian Gobi desert. This license is a part of an agreement between the…
The article talks about the problems surrounding the plan to set up mines of rare earth metal in Greenland. Greenland has massive resources of rare earth metals used to create compact, super-strong magnets which help…
The Metal Workers Alliance of the Philippines vehemently condemns the brutal killing of Dandy Miguel, President of the Lakas ng Nagkakaisang Manggagawa ng Fuji Electric Philippines (LNMFEP), an affiliate of MWAP, and Vice President of PAMANTIK-KMU….