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- Qisda Optronic Co. Ltd, Suzhou
- Quanta, Shanghai
- SMT, Laguna
- Salcomp, Sriperumbudur
- Samsung Electro-Mechanics Philippines Corporation (SEMPHIL), Calamba City
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Impact Story: Public buyers take action for workers’ pay
March 2025
Read moreWhen a group of workers at the Foxconn Sriperumbudur factory reported not having received their statutory annual bonuses, public buyers took action. Their collaboration increased their leverage, and despite challenges collecting evidence from workers fearful of retaliation from the employer, most eligible workers reported receiving a bonus.
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Impact story: Can tragedy spur improvement in working conditions?
August 2024
Read moreIn August 2023, Xu Xiao, a 23-year-old migrant worker, was found dead in his dormitory at the Qisda Optronic factory in Suzhou, China. Although his death was not officially classified as work-related, he had worked excessive overtime and consecutive night shifts shortly before his passing. This incident has raised critical questions about working conditions in the electronics industry. Our Impact Story explores what measures have been taken since then, and what challenges still lie ahead.
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Impact Story: Victory for trade union rights in Czechia
November 2023
Read moreAt the start of the Covid pandemic workers were concerned for their safety, being in close proximity on the production line. Foxconn, which then employed 1,900 workers in Kutná Hora, Czechia, continued to receive orders. In April 2020, with demand increasing, workers were offered financial incentives to come to work during their Easter holidays. Many Electronics Watch affiliates buy HPE servers made in this factory.
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Impact Story: Courageous Migrants Self-organise to Get Out of Forced Labour
November 2021
Read moreFor years, a group of migrants who worked at Possehl Electronics in Malaysia, a manufacturer of parts for semiconductors, tried to get appropriate remediation for being forced into illegal and unsafe work...
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Impact Story: IT workers no longer paying to get a job
September 2021
Read moreAfter a three-year investigation that led to the largest ever IT supply-chain settlement for migrant workers – more companies are paying people back – and faster.