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News / September 14, 2016

New publication on mismanagement of hazardous substances

The Korea Center for United Nations Human Rights Policy (KOCUN), Supporters for the Health And Rights of People in the Semiconductor industry (SHARPS), Victims & Families of Humidifier Disinfectants, Asian Citizen’s Center for Environment and…

News / September 14, 2016

Public interest NGOs in Northeast Asia raise issues on human right violations by toxic chemicals

Starting from 13 September, a group of NGOs from the Republic of Korea and China will participate in the 33rd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland to raise awareness on workers…

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News / September 12, 2016

Global Brands are Committing to Chemical Transparency

In a positive trend, more and more global brands – including some in the electronics sector – have made commitments to chemical transparency and the reduction of hazardous chemicals in their supply chains. Source Intelligence…

News / September 7, 2016

Mexico: Over 60 cases of alleged corporate abuse documented in advance of UN Working Group visit

More than 100 NGOs and social movements in Mexico have documented cases of alleged corporate abuse in different sectors: mining, energy, oil & gas, agribusiness, and construction, among others. The report, compiling 68 cases, was presented…

News / September 6, 2016

Apple: Pay the taxes you’ve been dodging!

After an exhaustive investigation, the European Commission found that Ireland’s tax arrangements with Apple are illegal and that it owes the Irish government €13 billion. But that’s not even the half of it. Apple has…

News / September 6, 2016

South Korea’s Supreme Court denies workers compensation claims for three Samsung cluster victims

South Korea’s highest court has invoked a controversial clause on the work relatedness of disease and upheld a lower- court decision to reject workers compensation claims filed by three workers who had developed or died…

News / September 5, 2016

Victim stories of chemical poisoning in electronics industry in China

The GoodElectronics Network’s latest report ‘The Poisonous Pearl’ focuses on the experiences of (former) workers in the electronics industry in China who are victims of chemical poisoning. The health of all the workers in the…

News / September 2, 2016

Tell Samsung to pay compensation for the workers who died in their factories

Samsung deliberately kept secret the harmful chemicals its South Korean workers were exposed to, fearing its competitors would learn trade secrets. There have been 200 cases of serious illnesses at Samsung’s LCD factories, including leukemia,…

News / September 1, 2016

Apple must pay up to €13 billion in back taxes to Ireland

The European Commission has ruled that Ireland has illegally aided Apple with a favourable tax arrangement between 2003 and 2014. Apple has now been ordered to pay back 13 billion euros plus interest. Through Ireland’s…

publication cover - The Poisonous Pearl
Publication / September 1, 2016

The Poisonous Pearl

Occupational chemical poisoning in the electronics industry in the Pearl River Delta, People’s Republic of China
publication cover - The Poisonous Pearl
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