Bangladesh will almost double the minimum wage for its garment workers, a wage board official says, following months of violent protests over pay. It will rise from 1,662 taka ($25; £16) per month to 3,000 taka. The labour ministry is to formally announce the deal on Thursday. Workers wanted the rate, last raised in 2006, [...]

Facing pressure from universities and student groups, the apparel maker Nike announced on Monday that it would pay $1.54 million to help 1,800 workers in Honduras who lost their jobs when two subcontractors closed their factories. Nike agreed to the payment after several universities and a nationwide group, United Students Against Sweatshops, pressed [...]

Global Witness dénonce les liens entre certaines entreprises et les groupes armés au Kivu. Dans un communiqué publié mercredi 21 juillet, cette ONG britannique cite des sociétés asiatiques, belges et britanniques qu’elle accuse d’entretenir les conflits dans l’Est de la RDC en finançant, [...]

WASHINGTON (AFP) – La réforme de Wall Street, bientôt promulguée par le président américain Barack Obama, contient une disposition visant à couper les vivres aux groupes armés qui s’enrichissent grâce au commerce de métaux servant à fabriquer des produits de haute technologie. La mesure, insérée dans la masse de plus [...]

During the last quarter many criticisms have been registered in the Working Conditions criteria group, which registers the poorer positive / negative ratio (0.6) – the most active criteria in this group were Labour Standards and Wages.
On the other side, the Impact of Product criteria group received the most compliments and the highest ratio (6.5) [...]

The worker’s environment in Chinese electronics manufacturer Foxconn has been a sticky issue for Apple’s PR department, but it’s also highlighted one big fact: If Western firms stick with Chinese sources, gadgets will get more expensive. This is the thrust of a piece at the New York Times, which starts by [...]