The Mobile Social Congress concludes: an essential space to expose human and environmental rights violations in the technology industry

The MSC, organised by SETEM Catalunya, brought together specialists from all over the world to reflect on the future of digitalisation, faced with the growing importance of information technologies Likewise, human rights abuses behind mining and electronics industry supply chains were also highlighted The Mobile Social Congress (MSC), which was held the same week as the Mobile World Congress, has established itself as an essential space for raising awareness about … Read More

New EU law sets to make repair more affordable for selected products, campaigners push for widespread right to repair

The Right to Repair Europe coalition, representing more than 130 organisations, celebrates that European consumers will get better access to affordable repairs for selected products, but urges for more wide ranging rules. On Thursday, EU lawmakers reached a deal on new repair rules. In a leap forward, the new law supports independent repair and improves consumers’ access to affordable repair options, by introducing rules for reasonable prices for original parts … Read More

Europe needs a 10 Year Smartphone – a new campaign launches 

Over 200 million smartphones are sold annually in the EU – that’s almost 7 every second  77% of EU citizens would prefer to repair their goods rather than buy new ones, only around 11% will repair their phones when they break. This is because they’re often impossible or too expensive to fix  New 10 year smartphone campaign to reverse these trends and make longer lasting smartphones the norm Extending the … Read More

Crisis in Agbogbloshie, Ghana, caused by forced dismantlement of the landfil

July 2021 Last week, the regional government of Accra (Ghana) began to dismantle the market and electronic landfill sites in the Agbogbloshie neighbourhood, where thousands of people work in pitiful conditions. The intention is to move the activity in the area 30 kilometres to the north, endangering the livelihood of many families without guaranteeing them an acceptable working environment. Addressing the problem from a local perspective complicates the lives of … Read More