Samsung Electronics must engage with unions to make safer workplaces, says IndustriALL Global Union after the company recently agreed to pay compensation to hundreds of workers who have contracted life-threatening diseases at its factories in…
Samsung group under pressure to sell of financial units, including its life insurance company, as President Moon Jae-in of South Korea aims to weaken the country’s family-owned ‘chaebol’ conglomerates. The reforms make up part of Moon’s…
The GoodElectronics paper “Exploitation by deception in the electronics industry” argues that, when workers are not provided with relevant information about the toxic and otherwise hazardous substances in the workplace they are actually or potentially…
As Tesla sets up its first overseas ‘Gigafactory’ in Sahnghai, Elon Musk suggests changing relationship between Tesla and its sole battery supplier Panasonic. While talking about Tesla’s new factory in Sahnghai, the company’s CEO Elon Musk,…
PREMICONGO released a report documenting human rights violations and environmental issues related to mining in the DRC. The report focuses on the China Non-ferrous Metal Mining Corporation Huachin, detailing its operations in the exploitation of…
Foxconn Technology Group, a Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer, is one of Apple’s largest iPhone suppliers. However, the company is planning to cut 10% of non-technical staff in a scramble to reduce costs due to slowing smartphone market. Foxconn…
Samsung offer a formal apology to the workers and families affected by illness and death, publically admitting responsibility for the employees affected by health issues at its South Korean semiconductor and LCD plants since 1984….
An investigation by the Gaurdian reveals that migrant workers in Samsung’s factories continue to face human rights violations, despite guidelines set out by the company to protect foriegn workers. The investigation at a Samsung plant…
Employees at Tesla’s US factory in California speak out against “unsafe and unethical” practices regarding the care and reporting of worker injuries. Tesla employs some 10,000 workers in its California factory. Yet, the company is…