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Phony Equality

Phony Equality
September 2011

This report focuses on labour rights in the mobile phone industry in India and addresses working conditions in export processing zones (known as Special Economic Zones in India). Th e aim of this research is to get an understanding of unionisation and precarious employment in four mobile phone factories, namely Nokia, Salcomp, Flextronics and Foxconn, based in Sriperumbudur around Chennai, Tamil Nadu. One of the recent developments in the industry has been the unionisation of Nokia in India.

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Migration in a digital age

Migration in a digital age
December 2010 Bormann

Malaysia is one of the ten largest exporters of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) products in the world. The following two case studies of Flextronics and Jabil Circuit illustrate the working and living conditions of migrant employees.

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Working Conditions and Economic Development in ICT Production in Central and Eastern Europe

Working Conditions and Economic Development in ICT Production in Central and Eastern Europe
October 2010 Plank, L., Bormann

This study examines the working conditions in the Central and Eastern European (CEE) ICT industry and the economic development of this industry in recent decades. The report outlines role that CEE plays in the global division of labour in ICT, the main problems regarding working conditions in CEE and on how working conditions are influenced by brand companies permanent restructuring of their global production networks.

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buy IT fair - Finnish Version

buy IT fair - Finnish Version
August 2010

Finnish version of the Procure IT Fair Buyer’s Guide. This guide is based on the German version published in May 2009, and adapted to the national context of Finland.

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Buy IT Fair - Spanish version

Buy IT Fair - Spanish version
August 2010 Florian Butollo, Kusch, J., Laufer, T.

The Spanish version of the Procure IT Fair Buyer’s Guide. This guide is based on the German version published in May 2009, and adapted to the national context of Spain

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