Lee Jae-yong has joined the board of directors of Samsung Electronics. Getting to the bottom of the Galaxy Note 7 failure will likely be one of his first responsibilities. Samsung Electronics’ shareholders have approved the…
According to the International Trade Union Confederation, quality assurances by Samsung in the wake of the slow and chaotic recall of the Galaxy Note 7 fail to address the company’s record on labour rights and…
The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Maina Kiaia, has recently presented a new report to the UN General Assembly. The report focuses marginalized workers, including global supply chain…
Countries like China and Ghana are often depicted as the ‘wastebaskets’ for e-waste. But maybe it’s time to reconsider this perspective and recognise their role as pioneers in recycling. Adam Minter, author of the book Junkyard…
According to the European Trade Union Institute, phones are not the only export products from Foxconn that enter Europe. It seems that the company is also adapting its ‘Chinese’ work and employment strategies in European…
The spontaneous burning and explosion of Samsung phones has pushed the tech giant into what could be one of the most damaging and costliest product safety scandals in the electronics industry history. After weeks of…
Following their in-depth look at the supply chain of cobalt, The Washington Post published an article about the impact of natural graphite production in China. While many associate graphite with pencils, the substance has become…
The short documentary ‘Whose Wealth? Cobalt from Congo’ has won the title of ‘Best Short Documentary’ at the European Short Film Festival in Berlin.We are happy to announce that ‘Whose Wealth? Cobalt from Congo’ has…
SHARPS and the Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. occupational-disease victims it advocates for have marked the one-year anniversary of their sit-in at the company’s corporate headquarters in south Seoul, with a demand: Lee Jae-young, Samsung’s heir apparent,…
The Metal Workers Alliance of the Philippines has launched the STOP Precarious Work Campaign. Their demand: contractualization in all forms must be banned. “Contractualization in all forms must be banned. Contractualization must end.” This is…