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It’s hard to imagine a world without electronic gadgets. We all rely on Information Technology-IT everyday. In fact, IT has improved our lives in many different ways. But it has also created many new problems around the world.
On May 7th, people all over Europe and around the world joined us in an international day of action. This action day demonstrated to Apple and to the whole IT sector that we, the consumers, do not accept the unfair working conditions and environmental destruction that the makeITfair campaign has revealed.
“Time to bite into a fair Apple; Call for sustainable IT!”
Our goal is to improve the lives of workers around the globe who are working long hours for poor pay to satisfy our constant demands for the latest electronic gadgets.
News
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.
European e-waste damages health and environment in Ghana
New makeITfair report stresses problems on waste of electronic products
Digital camera companies in Vietnam risk wildcat strikes due to poor social dialogue in their factories
MakeITfair’s report “Out of focus” on digital camera companies in Vietnam reveals that the major issue faced by workers is the lack of freedom of association and collective bargaining power. Although the Vietnamese labour law only permits one legal trade union, without taking proactive steps, the electronics companies in Vietnam risk wildcat strikes.
