Foxconn – an appalling showcase for the global electronics sector
8. 6. 2010 -
Over the past months a wave of suicides has occurred at the Foxconn plant of Longhua in southern China. 12 employees all between 18 and 24 years old have attempted to commit suicide; reportedly 10 workers have died, two have survived but suffer injuries. Foxconn is a Taiwanese electronics giant, manufacturing for all major global electronics brands.
IN MEXICAN CRISIS, THE WORKERS SAVE THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY BUT IN RETURN, LABOR CONDITIONS WORSEN
4. 12. 2009 -
What has happened to workers in the supply chains of Nokia, Philips, Panasonic, IBM, HP, Lenovo, Sanmina, Jabil and Flextronics in Mexican factories during 2008 and 2009? 6000 jobs lost, massive dismissals, a 10% reduction in wages, an increase in temporary three-month and monthly contracts for workers in the industry from 40 to 60%.
ECUMENICAL TEAM ENCOURAGES HONDURAN CHURCHES TO STAND BY THE PEOPLE
11. 8. 2009 -
Tisková zpráva Světové rady církví
Green me up, Scotty: William Shatner targets Hewlett-Packard for toxic waste
4. 8. 2009 -
Hewlett-Packard pledged to stop using dangerous plastics in its computers by 2009. It broke that promise. Will a company-wide voicemail from William Shatner make it change its mind?
Flextronics pointed at for harsh denial of workers demands in Mexico
4. 8. 2009 -
Information provided by labour rights organisation CEREAL and the Electronic Industry Workers Coalition (EIWC).
A statement for ACER from Environmental Groups in Taiwan
4. 8. 2009 -
Environmental groups have been highly concerned about the impacts of electronic manufacturers on the
environment and society for a long time.
“No Choice but to Fight!”
29. 7. 2009 -
A documentation of battery women workers’ struggle for health and dignity - nová publikace
A new report by Global Witness, entitled ‘Faced with a gun, what can you do?
29. 7. 2009 -
A new report by Global Witness, entitled ‘Faced with a gun, what can you do?’, details how companies are buying from suppliers who trade in minerals from the warring parties. Many mining areas in eastern DRC are controlled by rebels and the national army, who violently exploit civilians to retain access to valuable minerals, including cassiterite (tin ore), coltan and gold. Cassiterite and coltan are used to make mobile phones, computers and other electronics, among other things.
New publication: “Buy IT fair – Guideline for Sustainable Procurement of Computers”
29. 7. 2009 -
Procure IT fair campaign publishes “Buy IT fair”, a guideline that show how public institutions can avoid buying IT-products that were produced under violation of working rights.
SACOM and WEED publish open letter to Fujitsu calling for constructive engagement with civil society
19. 6. 2009 -
In February 2009, SACOM and WEED published an updated version of the report “The Dark Side of Cyberspace" describing among other issues the sub-standard working conditions at Dongguan-based Excelsior Electronics and Compeq Technology in Huizhou, suppliers to Fujitsu Siemens Computers (FSC).
Tisková zpráva SACOM
9. 6. 2009 -
With new Apple business on the horizon,
Wintek keeps costs down by
suppressing strike in mainland China
Electronics TakeBack Coalition about e-waste
18. 5. 2009 -
The Electronics TakeBack Coalition, which promotes responsible recycling and green design in the electronics industry, lauded Dell’s e-waste policy as the highest standard in the industry.
Thousands of consumers call for fair mobile phones makeITfair hands over signatures to mobile phone companies
18. 5. 2009 -
Amsterdam, 15.05.09: On the occasion of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day on May 17, thousands of signatories will put pressure on mobile phone companies across Europe to pay greater attention to fair labour standards.
SACOM and WEED: Fujitsu Siemens Computers does not take responsibility for labor rights violations in their supply chain in China
6. 5. 2009 -
PRESS RELEASE
SACOM and WEED: Fujitsu Siemens Computers does not take responsibility for
labor rights violations in their supply chain in China
Human Rights for Flower Workers - Politicians and trade need to take their responsibilities
4. 5. 2009 -
Austria/ Belgium/ Czech Republic/ Germany, April 29, 2009. On the occasion of the International Labour Day, the new European Campaign “Flowers for Human Rights” demands public authorities, flower traders and consumers to take their responsibility regarding decent working conditions in the cut flower industry.
Tisková zpráva SACOM a WEED
2. 4. 2009 -
SACOM and WEED: Fujitsu Siemens Computers does not take responsibility for
labor rights violations in their supply chain in China
Řešení krize
18. 2. 2009 -
Doporučení, která po širší mezinárodní diskusi zaslala mezinárodní koalice Social Watch tzv. Stiglitzově komisi k reformě globálních finančních a ekonomických systémů. Komise byla zřízena na popud předsedy Valného shromáždění OSN. Tato iniciativa Social Watch má za cíl nastartovat širší diskusi o problémech hospodářské krize.
Are we on the Right Track?
17. 11. 2008 - Jiří Silný
After the Prague development conference
Paradigm change inevitable
The 2008 Prague conference was organised by TRIALOG in cooperation with CONCORD, the Czech NGDO platform FoRS and the Ecumenical Academy Prague and supported by a variety of donors: European Commission, Czech and Austrian Development Cooperation, Regional Partnership Programme, Brot für die Welt, Oxfam GB, Fondation de France and Glopolis.
Community Development Work – Science Fiction or Reality?
8. 9. 2008 - Tony Addy
Study based on the definition:
Community development work involves working with people collectively to enable them to define their own needs and take appropriate action to meet those needs’
IT must become green and fair
6. 3. 2008 -
Campaigners are protesting at the opening of the ‘GreenIT’ conference at the CeBIT IT fair in Hannover. For Human Rights, Labour Rights and environmental protection in the global IT industry