South Korean electronics giant Samsung has officially apologized over the illnesses and deaths of some of its factory workers. In a public statement, CEO Kwon Oh-hyun admitted that “several workers at our production facilities suffered…
Massive CRT import, a lack of proper recycling policies and inadequate implementation processes have made India a CRT dumping ground, points out the Toxics Link’s latest publication “Looking Through Glass-CRT Glass Recycling in India”. CRT…
The GoodElectronics Network sent out two letters to Dutch-based NXP Semiconductors expressing its concern and outrage about the situation at NXP plants in Thailand and the Philippines. Both situations are characterized by labour conflict and…
IndustriALL Global Union is outraged to learn of NXP Cabuyao’s gross violations of trade union rights, including sheer acts of intimidation and harassment aimed at weakening the bargaining power of the union. In a strong…
Every year, the Dutch government buys more than €60 billion worth of products and services. As such, governments and local authorities can play an important role in setting standards for social responsibility through their procurement…
An extensive document describing and analyzing several cases of benzene-poisoning in China is part of new campaigning material of the Ban Benzene Campaign by Labour Action China (LAC). The 98-pages document includes background information on…
The GoodElectronics Network is shocked to learn about the mass sacking on 5 May of 24 union officials at NXP Semiconductors in Cabuyao, Laguna. IndustriALL Global Union’s metalworker affiliate in the Philippines MWAP is fighting…
On May 5th, 24 union officers of NXP Cabuyao (Philippines) were dismissed. The dismissal followed after the workers refused to work overtime on April 9, 17, 19 and May 1, which are all national public…
An extensive document describing and analyzing several cases of benzene-poisoning in China is part of new campaigning material of the Ban Benzene Campaign by Labour Action China (LAC). The document is accompanied by postcards that…
On International Workers’ Day, Nokia India Thozhilalar Sangam (NITS), the employees’ union, releases its film titled ‘Dis-Connecting People’, documenting the voices of workers that have remained muted in a battle between the state and the…