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Announcement / Invitation
Workers’ rights in the global electronics sector
GoodElectronics and makeITfair Round Table. 9 + 10 May 2012, Amsterdam
The Round Table aims to bring together representatives of the electronics industry and civil society organisations, including trade unions, from around the globe. Key themes are trends and consequences in contract labour and wage issues in the global electronics industry. Freedom of association, collective bargaining, position of employment agencies, migrant labour, grievance mechanisms, workers’ training are some of the topics that will be broached.
The focus of the Round Table is on discussing the different perspectives of the various actors and on defining common ground for action towards lasting improvement of labour conditions.
News
In China, Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad
Last week, The New York Times published articles on the harsh working conditions at Apple suppliers. The findings of the NYT journalists confirm the investigations done by makeITfair and SACOM. This is not extraordinary as Apple’s supplier responsibility reports, in many cases report the same abuses. What is, however, interesting are the revealing remarks of some insiders which underline the relevancy of the demands of the 2011 “Time to bite into a fair Apple” campaign.
Announcement / Invitation - GoodElectronics & makeITfair Round Table
"Workers’ rights in the global electronics sector" - GoodElectronics and makeITfair organise a Round Table bringing together representatives of the electronics industry and civil society organisations, including trade unions, from around the globe. The meeting will take place on 9 + 10 May, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Will Apple turn over a new leaf when it joins the Fair Labor Association?
Apple has joined the FLA as the first technology company among a number of garment companies. Is this is a genuine effort by Apple to clean up labour abuses in its supply chain, or merely a way of proving its credentials without actually delivering? For GoodElectronics and makeITfair it is too early to tell. The FLA obligation is to become compliant within the next two years. GoodElectronics and makeITfair will be watching closely to see whether FLA membership means Apple takes action on key problems within its supply chain.
Vote now for Samsung@ Public Eye Awards 2012!
At the end of January, within sight of the World Economic Forum (WEF), the Berne Declaration and Greenpeace will once again confer the Public Eye Awards for the worst cases of contempt for the environment and human rights.
Local voices remain unheard by mining and electronic companies
On the eve of international Human Rights Day (10 December), makeITfair’s new report 'Unheard Voices' reveals how local communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are barely consulted by copper and cobalt mining companies that are taking their land or digging next to their houses. These minerals are being mined in part to satisfy the global demand for the latest high tech mobile phones and computers produced by the electronics industry.
