Labour conditions at foreign electronics manufacturing companies in Brazil
Case studies of Samsung, LGE and Foxconn
Foxconn
Report reveals victim stories of chemical poisoning in electronics industry in China
The GoodElectronics Network’s latest report ‘Poisonous Pearl’ focuses on the experiences of (former) workers in the electronics industry in China who are victims of chemical poisoning. The health of all the workers in the report…
The Poisonous Pearl
Occupational chemical poisoning in the electronics industry in the Pearl River Delta, People’s Republic of China
Using Grievance Mechanisms
Accessibility, predictability, legitimacy and workers’ complaint experiences in the Electronics Sector
iSlave behind the iPhone Foxconn Workers in Central China
The Truth of the Apple iPad Behind Foxconn’s Lies
A short video on working conditions at Foxconn’s iPad production site in Chengdu, the Truth of the Apple iPad Behind Foxconn’s Lies, is released today to unveil the exploitations at Foxconn to Apple’s consumers. In…
Taiwan joins worldwide campaign against IT sweatshops
Launched by European nongovernmental organizations, the makeITfair campaign urged consumers in Europe and around the world to participate in the “International makeITfair Action Day” on May 7 through street demonstrations and social media. In Taiwan,…
High tech demand creates living hell
Nine Chinese sociologists wrote an open letter to the media calling for an end to regimented and restrictive work practices which they condemned as "a model where fundamental human dignity is sacrificed for development". One…
Workers forced to sign ‘no suicide’ pledge at China tech plant
Employees at the Chinese electronics plant that makes gadgets for companies including Apple are being forced to sign a pledge that they will not commit suicide, according to reports. Working conditions at Foxconn are so…
Inside Foxconn’s Factory: Report Exposes Conditions At Apple Manufacturer
"Some of my roommates weep in the dormitory. I want to cry as well but my tears have not come out." These are the words of a 22-year-old woman working at the Foxconn factory in…
Unresolved labour issues at Apple suppliers in China – new report by SACOM
Global demands for iPhones and iPads are generating substandard working conditions for electronics workers in China. This is the main conclusion of a report published today by the Hong Kong based labour rights organisation SACOM….
DAMN RIGHT: No app for that
With every fool clamouring for the latest offering Steve Jobs craps out in the hopes that it’ll be their quick ticket to the social status of their dreams, the push to keep up with demand…
Workers face ‘draconian workplace’ manufacturing for Apple
An investigation by two NGOs, the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations and Students & Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour, found that the 500,000 workers at the Shenzhen and Chengdu factories, which manufacture iPhone and…
As Smartphone Scandal Grows, Tech Firms Run for Cover, Reap Windfall Profits
And with a lawsuit filed last week in U.S. District Court in Florida by two iPhone users, The Register reports, Apple guru Steve Jobs was forced to respond to complaints after the firm’s usual tactic–deafening…
The Human Cost Of Your iPad
An investigation, carried out by two NGOs, has revealed allegations of excessive working hours and inhuman workplace rules at two major plants in southern China, according to The Guardian UK. Among the findings was the…
Apple Workers Slavery As iPhone, iPad Demand Soars
Workers in Apple’s Chinese factories, operated by contract suppliers Foxconn, continue to be subjected to slave labour style conditions including over working and horrendous conditions at two of the plants in the southern regions of…
Foxconn and Apple Fail to Fulfill Promises
Predicaments of Workers after the Suicides
Chinese Workers Treated Inhumanely by Apple
The factories owned by Foxconn produce millions of Apple products a year. The report by two NGOs claimed that Foxconn treats its workers like machines. They are given excessive overtime despite having a limit of…