Ireland has to collect unpaid taxes from Apple
In August 2016 the European Commission ruled that Apple has to pay 13 billion of taxes to the government of Ireland. Ireland now is forced to collect this money the don’t want. The EC has…
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Samsung uses only 1% renewable energy
Join the Greenpeace campaign and ask Samsung to stop fueling climate change. Greenpeace: “Despite all its PR talk of “championing the impossible” and “doing bigger things”, Samsung still relies on dirty, old-fashioned fossil fuels like…
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The story of labour and workers’ struggle in Malaysia
In a four-part series, Charles Hector examines the history of the Malaysian workers’ struggle, focusing on the fight for independence, British suppression and the post-independence weakening of the labour movement. The series documents how the…
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Calling for transparency in EU customs data
The briefing paper ‘Transparency now’ examines the possibilities for the EU to make customs data public for the purpose of increasing transparency and accountability for human rights abuses committed by companies in the context of…
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GoodElectronics 2017 Annual Conference Report
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Apple has admitted student intern abuses
After the release of SACOM’s investigative report on student interns abuses in Apple’s production line and months of pressuring from international media and activists, Apple has officially admitted student interns abuses in its supply chain. And they…
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Stories of Women Workers in Vietnam’s Electronics Industry
A report focusing on the experiences of women working at two Samsung factories in Vietnam has been released by the Research Center for Gender Family and Environment in Development (CGFED) and IPEN, a global network of environment and health…
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Robots, not humans: official policy in China
Industrial robots are being put to work on a massive scale in China. Taking the case of electronics giant Foxconn, Jenny Chan considers what an automated future holds in store for human workers China is…
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From Apple to Huawei: profit comes before workers’ rights
In the mobile phone and computer industries labour rights are still a sore point. In particular the new market giant Huawei and HTC still have much to do. These are the findings of the updated rating…
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Film screening Complicit & panel discussion
The film screening of Complicit (27 November) will take place at the UN Business & Human Rights Forum in Geneva. Film director Heather White starts the evening with an introduction, followed by the screening of…