The Nexperia Philippines Inc. Workers’ Union ends the strike after securing a commitment for a wage increase

Source: ALL Nexperia FIGHT  After 74 hours of production downtime, the Nexperia Philippines Inc. Workers Union has ended the strike with significant victories. The strike was declared on Wednesday, March 5, following numerous negotiations, as the company’s management was offering a daily wage increase of only PHP 17 ($0.30), a raise far below the union’s demand of PHP 50 ($0.87) despite the high productivity of the workers, who are currently … Read More

More than 350 people participated in the 10th edition of the Mobile Social Congress 2025, which establishes itself as the critical alternative to the Mobile World Congress

Denunciation, responsibility, and collective reflection: From March 3 to 5, the 10th edition of the Mobile Social Congress filled spaces to critically analyze the role of the electronic sector and big tech companies in global conflicts. Organized as a critical alternative to the Mobile World Congress, the event provided a platform for debate and awareness. More than 20 experts in technology and AI, along with representatives from global justice organizations, … Read More

Nexperia Philippines workers go on strike

On Wednesday, March 5, 2025, the Nexperia Philippines Inc. Workers Union – NAFLU – KMU (NPIWU-NAFLU-KMU) has begun a strike, halting production at the Philippine semiconductor company. The strike has been declared after numerous negotiations, as the company’s management continues to offer a daily wage increase of only PHP 17 (US$0.30), an increase far below the union demand of PHP 50 (US$0.87) despite the high productivity of the workers, who … Read More

Action in front of La Fira de Barcelona on the first day of the Mobile World Congress to denounce its complicity in the Palestinian genocide

The protest, organized by SETEM Catalunya, Prou Complicitat amb Israel, and La Fira en la Mira, denounces that the State of Israel will be represented at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) by 46 companies and will have its own pavilion, despite being declared guilty of genocide and apartheid by the International Court of Justice and the issuance of arrest warrants for Israeli leaders by the International Criminal Court. This protest … Read More

CEPA: An unequal agreement between the EU and Indonesia

At SETEM we have joined a public statement initiated by the Raw Materials Coalition to express our opposition to the CEPA agreement between the European Union and Indonesia (EU-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement).   Environmental and social impact of mineral extractionWhile we acknowledge the importance of strengthening trade relations between the EU and Indonesia, various civil society groups from both Europe and Indonesia have raised concerns about the consequences of … Read More

10 years promoting a fair electronics model – Mobile Social Congress 2025

Shifting the focus on technology use and challenging the Mobile World Congress The Mobile Social Congress reaches its 10th edition with the aim of critically addressing various current issues related to the commercialization of new technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), as well as the business dynamics and practices of the electronics sector and big tech. Once again, it coincides with the Mobile World Congress to create an alternative, accessible, … Read More

THE BIG BATTERY BOOM

Electric cars can play an important role in the transformation of the transport sector towards a fossil free future. But producing batteries for these vehicles comes with serious social and environmental costs. A truly just transformation of transport requires reducing our material footprint. This means focusing on more and better public transport, and fundamentally changing our relationship to cars. Transport plays a key role in the energy transition, as it … Read More

MEASURES FOR A FAIR ENERGY AND DIGITAL TRANSITION

The climate crisis is already a reality that forces us to adopt an energy transition, abandon fossil fuels and bet on renewable energies. However, the current political and economic approach of the great economic powers does not lead us to make a just and truly sustainable transition.   Transition plans, in which the private electric vehicle plays a leading role, are generating a sharp increase in the demand for certain … Read More

WORKING CONDITIONS IN THE ELECTRONICS FACTORIES OF THE PHILIPPINES, IN TERMS OF GENDER

We analyse the working conditions in which electronic equipment is produced by factory workers in the Philippines The feminization of labour in the manufacturing sector has been a global trend in recent decades, extending to many economic sectors, including electronics. The report highlights that female workers in electronics factories, in this case in the Philippines, tend to have less access to education and fewer employment alternatives with respect to men, … Read More

MAPPING OF INITIATIVES FOR THE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC WASTE

In order to face the challenge posed by the growing volume of production of electrical and electronic equipment, we collect various proposals aimed at public administration, companies and manufacturers and consumers.   WeEE is the type of waste that is growing the most in the world. In 2019, an average of 53.6 million tons (Mt) of WEEE was generated globally, which means 7.3 kg per person. The global generation of … Read More

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