In 1981, North Carolina welcomed the semiconductor industry as a promise of jobs and modernization, investing millions in what leaders called a new industrial revolution. Yet behind the optimism, advocates were already asking a crucial…
New research on migrant labor in Taiwan highlights ongoing abuse in electronics, bicycle, and auto parts manufacturing, despite existing legal safeguards. The report calls on stakeholders to implement preventive measures to stop abuse of migrant…
China’s latest export restrictions on rare earths — with 17 metallic elements used as critical minerals in electronics, renewable energy, and defense industries — have sent shockwaves through global supply chains. As the world’s dominant…
Theme: GoodElectronics Solidarity and Action: Powering A Just Future for Workers and Communities 🗓️ November 11–12, 2025 (Online) Join advocates, workers, and communities from around the world as we discuss trends, campaigns, and issues in…
During the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit, U.S. President Donald Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim signed a new Agreement on Reciprocal Trade that extends Washington’s leverage over Malaysia’s economic policy,…
The Dutch government’s extraordinary decision to take control of Nexperia, a Chinese-owned semiconductor manufacturer based in the Netherlands, has intensified geopolitical and geoeconomic tensions in the global technology sector and underscored Europe’s growing alignment with…
This 7 October, workers around the world mark the World Day for Decent Work with a resounding call: for democracy that delivers decent work — not for corporations, but for the people. Workers globally are…
Electronics workers joined hundreds of thousands of Filipinos who poured into the streets of Manila on September 21 to commemorate the declaration of martial law and to denounce the Philippine government’s corruption of public funds….
The GoodElectronics Network, Asian Network for the Rights of Occupational and Environmental Victims (ANROEV), and the Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Development (IOHSAD), together with the Asia Monitor Resource Centre (AMRC), and the Solidarity…
President Donald Trump has announced sweeping policies on semiconductor imports, warning that companies failing to move production to the United States will face a 100 percent tariff. Trump said his administration would target chipmakers that…