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News / March 31, 2017

The impact of 10 years of smartphone production

Over 7 billion smartphones have been produced since 2007. These smartphones have changed the world in many positive ways, but the manufacturing of the phones has a devastating impact on our planet. Greenpeace states in…

News / March 29, 2017

Mandatory human rights due diligence discussed at Human Rights & Business Event

The Human Rights and Business Event on March 28th addressed the growing trend toward enhancing corporate responsibility through mandatory human rights due diligence, in light of the recent adoption of the French corporate duty of…

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News / March 29, 2017

Event: Identifying Environmental and Social Hotspots in the Product Life Cycle of Mobile Phones

On Friday March 31, SMART – Sustainable Market Actors for Responsible Trade – will organize a workshop on identifying the environmental and social hotspots, or risks, in the product life cycle of mobile phones. Description…

News / March 24, 2017

Samsung rejects calls to restructure

During the general shareholders meeting on Friday, Samsung Electronics CEO Kwon Oh-hyun stated the company wants to hold off on restructuring the company into a holding company. Investors have been calling for such reform as…

News / March 22, 2017

Screening of ‘Complicit’ in Geneva great success

The screening of the documentary ‘Complicit’ at the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights in Geneva, on March 17, was a big success with a huge and committed audience. The screening was followed…

News / March 22, 2017

Issue of Union Leader discimination at INFINEON brought to Malaysian Human Rights Commission

On 17/3/2017, a Human Rights Defenders’ delegation, representing 55 groups, went to Malaysian Human Rights Commission(SUHAKAM) to bring to the attention the issue of Freedom of Association, Union Busting and the Victimization/Discriminization Against Worker Leaders….

News / March 20, 2017

Korea: Victory for unions as President Park is ousted

Multiple mass demonstrations, led by IndustriALL affiliates and the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), were a key factor in the parliament’s decision to impeach President Park, which was upheld by judges on 10 March. In…

Video / March 15, 2017

Apple stopped buying cobalt from artisanal mines in Congo

News / March 14, 2017

Symposium: Worker health and precarious work in global supply chains

The Center for Global Workers’ Rights is organizing a Spring Symposium on worker health and precarious work on March 23-24. The symposium will examine the conditions of vulnerable workers in global supply chains, most especially…

News / March 13, 2017

Impeachment of South Korean President Park justified by court

On Friday, South Korean President Park Guen-hye was removed from office after the country’s Constitutional Court upheld her impeachment. Park allegedly violated the constitution and broke the law by helping her confidante, Choi Soon-sil, take…

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