While many politicians and businesses express concerns about the escalating economic tensions between China and the US, Apple suppliers are particularly vulnerable to the effects of a trade war. Apple outsources much of its production…
Samsung Display and its parent company, Samsung Electronics, have filed legal action in South Korea in an attempt to prevent the disclosure of potentially damming workplace assessment reports. Samsung has claimed that publicising reports on…
Around 6,000 workers at Flex factories in the Chinese city of Zhuhai went on strike in March, protesting after being kept in the dark about plans to transfer factory ownership to MFLEX – a subsidiary…
UN human rights experts have raised concerns about human rights violations at Samsung Vietnam (20 March 2018) in a joint statement. The three UN human rights experts, Mr. Baskut Tuncak, Ms. Anita Ramasastry, and Mr. David Kaye, expressed concern…
To help protect the 244 million migrant workers from abusive employment practices, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has launched a new web platform to promote fair recruitment. By enabling users to share reviews of recruitment…
In response to growing concerns over the design of smartphones and their short lifetime – of just 2 years – a group of NGOs across Europe have launched a campaign to demand for more sustainable tech….
While Samsung has been praised for the release of its new Galaxy S9 and S9+ smartphones, research by CGFED and IPEN reveal on-going labour abuses in Samsung’s Vietnamese factories. Concerns about Samsung’s Vietnamese factories were first raised in…
Women make up approximately half of the 244 million migrants that work abroad, according to the United Nations. However, this group is among the most vulnerable to exploitation and discrimination according to a report by the…
China fast-tracks the approval process for the Shanghai listing of a core unit of Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry (also known as Foxconn). This points to efforts by the Chinese government to lure Taiwanese businesses…
Competition in the Chinese smartphone market – the worlds largest – increases amid signs of maturity and declining shipments. China alone accounts for around 30% of global smartphone sales, but for the first time the…