More than 100 participants from over 60 affiliated national unions in 40 countries gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, from 26-27 October for the IndustriALL Global Union World Conference on “Industry 4.0: Implications for trade unions and…
In #iSlaveat10, Jenny Chan reviews ten years of struggles at Foxconn, the Taiwanese-owned contractor of Apple. In the recent publication ‘Made in China’ Chan focuses on two issues: freedom of association and the situation of…
This Friday (3 November 2017) SACOM is calling for an ‘iSlave at 10’ Global Action Day when iPhone X will be launched. Together we can change the labour condition in Apple’s manufacturers. Please join this…
The Taiwan High Court orders Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and it affiliates to pay NT$718.4 million (US$ 23.7 million) to 468 former workers and their families. The verdict is part of a long standing lawsuit seeking…
Toshiba shareholders approved the sale of its Memory unit at a meeting on October, 24. The purchase is being made by an alliance of electronics firms, led by Bain Capital and Foxconn for 2 trillion…
Public service union UNISON became the first trade union to affiliate to Electronics Watch. As the first affiliate outside the public sector, UNISON is participating in a pilot scheme to evaluate the value of it…
The film ‘The e-waste tragedy’ (and 6 other films) can be viewed for free online until the 29th of October. Vote for your favourite film! Is The e-waste tragedy going to be the winner of the…
Fairphone will invest €6.5 million to make fair responsible electronics mainstream.They expect to upscale the production, expand it’s distribution network, continuing innovation and increasing its influence in the supply chain. These investments enables them to…
The GFA (Global Framework Agreement) is a first for an e-commerce brand, and will establish a framework for protecting and strengthening the rights of workers producing ASOS own-brand products in countries around the world. IndustriALL…
Bosses all over the world are using precarious work to undermine workers’ conditions and rights. Zero-hours, outsourcing, contracting, casual, agency, short term, indirect, temporary, self-employed: its all part of the same attack on decent work….