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Esther de Haan - SOMO

Esther de Haan - SOMO. SOMO is part of:. GoodEdelctronics Network of NGOs and TUs focussing on labour rights, environmental isssues and human rights issues makeITfair Involving young consumers through education materials leafets, campaigns, tools for actions

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Esther de Haan - SOMO

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  1. Esther de Haan - SOMO

  2. SOMO is part of: • GoodEdelctronics • Network of NGOs and TUs focussing on labour rights, environmental isssues and human rights issues • makeITfair • Involving young consumers through education materials leafets, campaigns, tools for actions • Focussing on production in Asia and Eastern Europe and publishing research reports as well and organising round tables with companies • From the extraction of metals, production of electronics, the service providers and e-waste

  3. Growth • End of 2008: 1 billion PCs • 2015: 2 billion PCs • 2006: 1 billion mobile phones • 36 mobile phones were manufactured each second during 2007. What is driving this growth? • Rising demand from developing countries • Increased number of PC per persion • Cutting down costs • Outsourcing to countries like China, India, Vietnam, Eastern Europe

  4. Labour issues Low wages Long working hours Health and Safety issues No Freedom of Association

  5. CSR policy of companies • Most electronics companies have CoC – for supply chain • Not all labour rights • Large part is member of the EICC and/or GeSI • Responsibility towards the first tier only • “For the Code to be successful, it is acknowledged that Participants should regard the code as a total supply chain initiative. At a minimum, participants shall require its next tier suppliers to acknowledge and implement the Code.” EICC code only • Expect the first tier to monitor the next tier • Implementation is problematic • Transparancy

  6. Implementation • Self assesment forms • Monitoring and Audits • Changes on the workfloor • NGOs and TUs not involved • Orkers are not aware of CoCs • Complaint mechanisms

  7. Philippines • Research in 2006 by WAC • Research in 2008 – visiting factories • Management • Workers interviews Issues • Purchasing Practices • Labour conditions did not change • FOA • Wages • Implementation of CoCs • Working with TUs and NGOs

  8. The end • www.somo.nl • www.makeitfair.org • www.goodelectronics.org

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