Workers in China have long been deprived of their freedom of association and rights to organize independent trade unions. According to labour laws in China, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU), which is effectively a Communist Party subordinate, has the statutory authority to govern all trade unions, including the…
Around 400 people participated in the panel discussions and workshops that took place during the two days of the Mobile Social Congress (MSC) organized by SETEM Catalunya. The Congress took place on Tuesday and Wednesday at Pati Manning in Barcelona, coinciding with the Mobile World Congress (MWC). Nearly half of…
The report, prepared by the Economic Rights Institute and Electronics Watch, is based on the study of 167 suicide cases, in-depth interviews with 252 employees from four factories and surveys of 5,592 others. The Mobile Social Congress comes to a close this Wednesday with a panel discussion on responsible public…
The protest was held the day before the start of the Mobile Social Congress in Barcelona, which will present different points of view on practices in the electronics industry silenced by the MWC Among other lectures and studies, the Congress will include the presentation of a report by Electronics…
This Monday, the program for the fourth edition of the Mobile Social Congress was presented. This event seeks to encourage debate on the social and environmental impact of the electronics industry hidden by the Mobile World Congress. The Congress will be held on February 26 and 27, at the same…
The MSC will include lectures with data, reports and alternatives to the electronics industry’s current model. One such lecture will focus on the link between working conditions and suicides among electronics workers in China. The two days of the Mobile Social Congress, held in Barcelona on February 26 and 27, will be…
The Congress provides elements for reflection and debate on facets of the technology industry silenced by the Mobile World Congress, held at the same time in Barcelona Among others, a recent report by Electronics Watch shows the growing impact of the working conditions in tech factories in China on suicide…
The labor rights group SACOM (Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour), based in Hong Kong, presented at the end of 2017 the “iSlaveat10” campaign, which includes interviews with workers, animations and reports revealing the sweatshop conditions in which iPhones have been manufactured these 10 years. They also presented a global…
You can already see the video that summarizes the round table discussions, workshops and interviews of the 2018 Mobile Social Congress edition! In addition, in the Media section of the web you can find the Summary Video with subtitles in English and also short interview videos of some of the…
On Wednesday, the third edition of the Mobile Social Congress concluded at Pati Manning. This Congress, organized by SETEM Catalunya on February 27 and 28 with the collaboration of over 30 local and international organizations and initiatives, seeks to reflect on the current model for the production and consumption of computer and communications technologies.…
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