Following up on earlier blogs on choosing and selecting a production partner, Sean Ansett describes how Fairphone went about to get a baseline understanding of the conditions at their supplier Changhong in Chongqing, China. Fairphone…
China Labor Watch (CLW) has obtained information about the recent sudden deaths of several workers at Pegatron (Shanghai) Ltd Co., a factory primarily making cell phones and tablet PCs for Apple, including iPhone 5C. One…
Today, the Asia Monitor Resource Centre (AMRC), released a book describing the struggles of workers fighting for their basic rights in the electronics industry with a focus on the operations of Samsung Electronics and its…
On 5 December, at the international body meeting, IndustriALL Executive Committee members unanimously approved a petition condemning Samsung Electronics for union busting policy. Samsung Electronics, one of the biggest IT corporations of the world has…
Smartphones from companies such as Apple, Samsung or HTC are among the most popular consumer and lifestyle products today. Unfortunately a whole series of problems occur during the global production process, ranging from bad working…
Based on an in-depth undercover investigation, China Labor Watch (CLW) has published a report on the labor conditions at a Samsung cell phone supplier in Dongguan, China, revealing labor rights violations that include $84,000 of…
The challenge of managing young and student workers in the supply-chain factories is an increasing concern for companies in China. In order to promote a better understanding of the existing situation, as well as highlight…
Apple ist das wertvollste Markenunternehmender Welt. Gleichzeitig steht es seit Jahren wegen Arbeitsrechtsverletzungen bei seinen chinesischen Zulieferern in der Kritik. Deshalb richtete Germanwatch sich gemeinsam mit den Partnerorganisationen aus dem europäischen Projekt makeITfair und des…
On Thursday 14 November, the Hortus Botanicus in Amsterdam was the setting for the successful first international Electronics Watch conference, hosted by the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO). It brought together nearly thirty…
How can Acer’s Stan Shih talk about social enterprises? Revealing the lack of corporate social responsibility behind an image of charity. A report on working conditions and labour issues at Acer production locations, based on…