An employee of a Korean Samsung Electronics’ chemicals supplier has petitioned for workers compensation after being diagnosed with leukemia—yet another sign that Samsung’s cosmetic efforts to improve workers safety, and brazen attempts to deny rightful…
On March 30, 2016 Apple released its 10th Supplier Responsibility Progress Report. Two days later, on April 1, the latest UK Higher Education Framework Agreement for Apple products went live. It includes the Electronics Watch…
AFREWATCH was invited by the GoodElectronics Network to speak at the GoodElectronics Round Table “Responsible Mining for Electronics” on 19 April in The Hague. Emmanuel Umpala Nkumba, director of the nonprofit organisation AFREWATCH, discusses his…
28 April is International Day to Commemorate Dead and Injured Workers. The day is celebrated around the world, and is also called International Workers’ Memorial Day, the Day of Mourning, or World Day for Safety…
Bloomberg reporter Shai Oster got access to a large Pegatron factory near Shanghai, where around 50,000 people assemble Apple iPhones. The fact a reporter was allowed inside could be a good sign, according to academic…
The GoodElectronics Network organised a round table on Responsible Mining for Electronics this week that was hosted by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The round table has opened up roads for further action towards…
Nottingham Trent University (UK), the City of Sant Boi de Llobregat in Catalonia (Spain), and Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen (Netherlands), are the latest public institutions to affiliate to Electronics Watch, bringing the…
Strong and sustainable industrial policy is required to tackle the challenges of the Industry 4.0, said unions at the IndustriALL Global Union’s steering committee on information and communication technologies (ICT), electrical & electronics on 6-7…