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

FORCED LABOR IN ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED IN MALAYSIA

The Danish journalistic group Danwatch reveals in a report prepared on the ground and coordinated by SETEM Catalunya that the migrant staff of a factory in Malaysia, supplier of the main chip producers in Europe and the USA, suffer from situations of forced labor, violent threats, passport retention and significant salary deductions. Witnesses about the conditions of slavery that are lived in the Malay factories have long been known. Although … Read More

LITHIUM EXTRACTION IN THE CHILEAN DESERT, ESSENTIAL FOR ELECTRONICS

The Danish journalistic group Danwatch reveals in a report elaborated on the ground and coordinated by SETEM Catalunya how our increasing demand for lithium for the manufacture of smartphones and electric cars has serious environmental impacts in the Atacama Desert, Chile.   We present an investigation through different articles, reports and other audiovisual formats, on how the extraction of lithium for the batteries of our computers, telephones and electric vehicles … Read More

The rise of community repair: data from the Open Repair Alliance

Open Repair Alliance This year, October 19 marks International Repair Day. The Open Repair Alliance (ORA) has presented the key findings of its latest report, based on data from community repair initiatives. The study is built on approximately 208,000 records of attempts to repair electronic devices. Since the arrival of the first Repair Cafés in 2009, these initiatives have been continuously growing. In the past year alone, ORA has recorded … Read More

COP29: The Carbon Footprint of Big Tech and Supply Chains

Last week marked the beginning of COP29, where representatives from around 200 countries gather to address the global climate crisis and the pressing need to limit temperature rises. This year’s conference, held from November 11–22 in Baku, Azerbaijan, aims to continue advancing the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C target. However, one sector which remains surprisingly detached from its climate responsibilities is Big Tech. Despite public pledges, major technology companies, especially because of … Read More

CONNECT WITHOUT CONFLICTS

From SETEM, ISF and Alboan we have been demanding #FairElectronics for years, given the serious social and environmental impacts that occur throughout all phases of the life cycle of an electronics product. → Made by SETEM Catalunya, Ingeniería sin Fronteras and Alboan. Video focused on mineral extraction, in order to keep fighting and change this injustice. WITH THE SUPPORT

NO COVERAGE

Trilogy on the impact of Covid-19 on workers in the electronics sector in India, where the pandemic has aggravated the precariousness and overexploitation of workforces, especially for migrants, and even more, women.   → Made by SETEM Catalunya with CIVIDEP India. 1. Less salaries and more work. 2. Tamporary workers without union representation. 3. The added obstacles to women workers. WITH THE SUPPORT

BUY IT FAIR

The guide offers practical guidance for public administrations to incorporate sustainability criteria in all phases of a public competition, with special emphasis on social criteria.   The increasing digitalisation of public administrations has made computers increasingly an indispensable tool in all their offices and dependencies. For this reason, public institutions have become a very important client of large computer brands. Every day more shopping departments are exploring new products and … Read More

“LOW COST” ELECTRONICS

This DanWatch research, supported by SETEM, describes the working conditions of four Dell-branded supplier factories in the Chinese provinces of Guangdong and Jiangsu.   The labour rights violations discovered violate ILO principles, Chinese labour law, the Electronic Industry Citizen Coalition (EICC) criteria and Dell’s own standards. China, and specifically the city of Shenzen – in Guangdong province – has become the world factory. Electronics is one of the sectors that … Read More

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