IndustriALL and its afffiliate Korean Metal Workers’ Union calls on South Korean President Park Geun-hye to take immediate measures to implement labour supervisory mechanisms to stop Samsung labour repression and ensure it collectively bargains with…
In a video statement released today, the GoodElectronics Network present 5 demands on the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition. EICC is a potentially important industry body of electronics brands and manufacturers, that is, however, failing to…
This week, Rank a Brand and Milieudefensie (the Dutch chapter of Friends of the Earth International) have published their research into the efforts of 20 electronics brands in the areas of climate, environment and labor…
The verdict from the Thai National Human Rights Commission dated 9 April 2013 regarding the on-going labour dispute case between NXP Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and the NXP Manufacturing Workers Union is now available in English….
The must-read “Challenging the Chip: Labor Rights and Environmental Justice in the Global Electronics Industry”, first published in 2006, is now released in a Chinese edition. The book is a diverse collection of 26 stories…
At a picket in front of the Labor Department’s main office in Intramuros, Manila, leaders of the workers’ union in NXP Semiconductors Cabuyao Incorporated (NXPSCI) had their heads shaved to protest their illegal dismissal. The…
Yeom Ho-seok, the 33-year old chapter chair of the Korean Metal Workers’ Union (KMWU) Samsung Electronics Service Workers’ Local, committed suicide on May 17 in protest of Samsung’s labor repression. He left two notes, one…
On May 16 and 17, workers and activists in different European cities participated in the “Let’s Tackle Apple Action”. The action aimed to support Apple workers all over the world and to raise attention for…
Dutch-based ASM International rejects the factual basis of the company profile written by SOMO, commissioned by GoodElectronics. The company listed its objections and vision in a letter dated 9 May. The health and safety of…
The following is in response to the proposal made by the bereaved families, SHARPS (Supporters for the Health And Rights of People in the Semiconductor Industry) and Rep. Sim Sang Jeung who held a joint…