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News / August 9, 2016

Blood mica: new investigative report on illegal mica mining in India

The Thomson Reuters Foundation published an investigative report about the illegal mining of mica in India where children, some not older than five, work alongside adults in dire circumstances. The article mentions the electronics industry…

News / August 8, 2016

Japan to take back 196 tonnes of hazardous e-waste

After an inspection of containers in the port of Laem Chabang in Thailand, Japan has been ordered to take back over 190 tonnes of hazardous e-waste that it had illegally exported. Inspectors opened eight shipping…

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News / August 8, 2016

New European project launched to improve recovery of precious metals from e-waste

A new European project will explore the commercial potential for mining so-called critical raw materials (CRMs) from used small household electronics and appliances. Critical Raw Materials that are included in the project include graphite, cobalt, antimony,…

News / July 20, 2016

South Korean business press smears cluster victims and SHARPS while worshiping Samsung heir-apparent Lee Jae-Yong

Several South Korean pro-business publications finally broke their long silence on SHARPS’s ongoing 280-day-plus sit-in-but only to slander it, while at the same time, continuing to embellishing the public image of Lee Jae-yong, the heir…

News / July 20, 2016

Organising for Decent Jobs – Formalising Informal Work

The power of workers’ organising to fight the desperation of the informal sector is revealed in a new report published by Equal Times with case studies from 17 countries documenting union action to formalise informal…

News / July 19, 2016

C&F Group company Must Stop Union Busting and Respect Workers and Trade Union Rights

47 civil society organisations, trade unions, and groups are appalled by the union busting action/s by C&F Manufacturing Philipines Corporation, which is now terminating the workers, just after their union, Tinig ng mga Manggagawa sa…

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News / July 19, 2016

GoodElectronics Annual Report 2015

The GoodElectronics Network is pleased to share with you our Annual Report 2015. Together with network members and project partners, we have been very active on many fronts. We are proud to highlight some of…

News / July 19, 2016

Irish company blamed for firing over 60 workers after forming a union in the Philippines

47 civil society organisations, trade unions, and groups call on C&F Manufacturing Phils. Corp. and the C&F Group to end its harmful practices and to respect labour rights. Press Release The Philippine company C &…

News / July 19, 2016

Beyond voluntary codes and audits

On 18 July 2016, the Centre for Reflection and Action on Labour Issues (CEREAL-Guadalajara) has released its seventh annual report on working conditions in the Mexican electronics industry. ‘Beyond voluntary codes and audits: a challenge…

News / July 19, 2016

Foxconn is starting a new mobile phone manufacturing plant in the state of Maharashtra, India

Manufacturer Foxconn is opening a second mobile phone factory in India, where it will likely start producing as early as next month. The expansion is part of the company’s plan to make significant investments in…

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