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News / June 10, 2020

Electronics companies failing to protect against forced labor in their supply chains

A new benchmark report from KnowTheChain found that ICT companies are failing to address the problem of forced labor in their supply chains. The report reveals that there is a critical gap between stated policies…

News / May 22, 2020

ISHR launches bilingual explainer on rights of workers exposed to toxic substances

Reposted with permission from International Service for Human Rights. See original article here. To recognise International Labour Day, and the critical contributions of essential workers everywhere, ISHR is publishing a guide in English and Chinese to the 15 Principles developed by…

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News / April 14, 2020

The right to know in the electronics industry

The GoodElectronics Network (GE), the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO), and the Business, Human Rights Environment Research Group of Greenwich University (BHRE) released a report that proposes a new approach to the urgent…

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Publication / April 14, 2020

Beyond corporate transparency

The right to know in the electronics industry
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News / March 12, 2020

European Parliament adopts far-reaching resolution to protect children in mica mines

The European Parliament recently passed a resolution stating its deep concern about the large numbers of child workers in Madagascar mica mines and the violations of these children’s rights. The resolution calls on the European…

News / March 12, 2020

New book flips the script on e-waste

Repetitive reporting on e-waste may be blinding citizens to the larger issue of the pollution and waste generated in the mining for and manufacturing of electronics. Josh Lepawksy, Associate Professor in the Department of Geography…

News / March 5, 2020

Race to the bottom hits the Philippines with job losses

News release: Labor NGO Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research (EILER) expresses alarm as more and more corporations are laying off employees, contributing to the number growing of joblessness in the country. EILER noted…

News / March 4, 2020

Civil society calls for transparency about companies subjected to the EU Regulation on 3TG conflict minerals

EU member states seem to be adopting a loose interpretation of the text of the Regulation on the responsible sourcing of minerals from conflict-affected and high-risk areas and seem unwilling to publish the list of…

News / March 3, 2020

New legislation aims to increase recycling of lithium-ion batteries in the USA

A new bill proposed in the United States aims to increase government spending on investments in lithium-ion battery recycling by $150 million over five years. The bill, sponsored by Senator Angus King from Maine, would…

News / February 20, 2020

Sustainability and Just Transition key to the future of mining in Africa

GoodElectronics member IndustriALL Global Union reports that efforts are underway in Cape Town, South Africa to make progress on sustainable mining and Just Transition. Reporting on its participation in two concurrent events that took place…

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