The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has put threats against factory workers and labour activists in Samsung’s Vietnamese factories on top of the agenda for the South Korean President Moon Jae-in during his visit to…
For well over a decade, the southern economic powerhouse of Guangdong has been the province with the highest number of strikes and worker protests in China. Over the last five years however, China Labour Bulletin…
Broadcom’s latest bid of $140bn for its rival chip-maker, Qualcomm, has been blocked by the US on the grounds of national security. News / February 9, 2018 Qualcomm rejects Broadcom’s revised bid Qualcomm is one of…
China Labor Watch (CLW) criticise Apple on it’s 2017 Supplier Responsibility Report, sending an email to Apple’s CEO citing evidence of continuing violations in its supply chain. CLW expressed concerns about Apple’s supplier responsibility standards and…
An IndustriALL Global Union fact-finding mission in Febuary 2018 to Glencore’s copper and cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has uncovered alarming mistreatment of workers directly contradicting Glencore’s claims. Systemic human and…
The worldwide shipments in the smartphone market shows a decline of 6.3% in the fourth quarter of 2017. Overall Samsung remained at the top of the worldwide smartphone market in 2017. Only in the fourth…
As the Mexican Senate prepares to reconvene on February 1, Maqulia Solidarity Network (MSN) has published an Update on intensifying debate over two competing bills that will define whether and to what degree Mexico’s Constitutional…
Trade unions around the world demand the immediate release of Han Sang-gyun from prison, the president of Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), as well as the withdrawal of the charges against Lee Young-joo, the former General Secretary…
Revised Call for Nominations The Martin Ennals Award (MEA) will change its annual award cycle starting with the next Laureate announcement and ceremony. In recent years, the three finalists have been announced in April and…