An investigation of two Samsung factories in Vietnam shows the darker side of the global tech supply chain.

Another former Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has died, raising the death toll of the tech company’s occupational-disease cluster to 118. Yi Hye-jeong, a 41-year-old former Samsung employee, died on Oct. 4, on Chuseok, South Korea’s equivalent to Thanksgiving, about four years  after her diagnosis with systemic sclerosis, an autoimmune disorder that first stiffens the skin…

A new documentary on the agonies of victims of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.’s blood-disorder cluster has chosen an unusual venue for its premiere:  South Korea’s National Assembly hall. On Jun 20, 2017 the new film, Stories from the Cleanroom, had its premiere, hosted by the euljiro committee, a caucus of young legislators of the ruling…

  Five global worker-safety advocacy groups have released a joint statement urging South Korea’s governing party to promptly act on its agreement with SHARPS. “The recent framework agreement signed by the Minjoo Party and SHARPS provides key objectives for worker safety policies,” said the five groups in the joint statement on June 15, 2017, pointing to the…

The EU regulation on mineral sourcing that comes into force today is a good but small first step. Additionally, due to its limited scope and delay in implementation, it will not be effective enough, says the GoodElectronics Network. The extraction and trade of minerals, including those that end up in our electronics, has been widely linked to serious human rights violations and environmental pollution.

It has been more than a year since officials from the Department of Information Technology an

In Seelampur, Delhi, the informal e-waste recycling industry takes a massive toll on workers and the environment.

COMPLICIT tells the story of Yi Yeting, a former migrant worker struggling to survive occupational leukemia in China's electronics factory zone. He discovers…

Renowned US documentary maker Sue Williams says the blame for e-waste stretches all the way from manufacturers to consumers

Samsung ordered to compensate former worker for medical treatment costs related to rare ailment

Occupational health lawyer Amanda Hawes talks toxic chemicals and their deadly cost for tech workers.

South Korea’s workers compensation agency has decided against appealing a higher-court order to grant workers compensation benefits to a Samsung cluster victim, a rare move for the agency which often does not approve workers comp claims until claimants exhausts their legal recourse. Window To Appeal As of June 17, the KCOMWEL passed up a three-week…

In testimony before UN Human Rights Council, Kim Yeong-shin seeking justice from the government and Samsung

As SHARPS’ sit-in has surpassed the 600 day mark, Sharan Burrow, general Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation, visited the very site where families of Samsung’s cluster victims and SHARPS advocates have been squatting in protest of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. for scuppering negotiations. Solidary of 180 Million Workers Worldwide “Thanks for your amazing…

SHARPS and the party of South Korea’s Presidential frontrunner have agreed to a policy framework aimed at resolving the occupational disease cluster of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.—one of the most critical milestones in ten years of advocacy campaigning for more than 200 former Samsung employees contracted with a variety of blood disorders. Four-Point Framework On…

Report claims smartphones and TVs often contain minerals from Colombia, Peru, Myanmar and elsewhere that may be associated with human rights abuses

Since 2007, more than 7 billion smartphones have been produced. And while smartphones have changed the world in many positive ways, the manufacturing of these gadgets is having devastating impacts on our planet.

According to experts, more than half of the world’s supply of Cobalt comes from the DRC, with 20 percent of it from what are called “artisanal mines.” For many Congolese people, mining cobalt is the only way to feed their families unfortunately, artisanal mine