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The truth behind Apple’s supplier report

Since Apple released their 2013 Supplier Responsibility Progress Report in January, everyone has had a bit of time to inspect it. As always, Apple reports progress and displays compliance figures of eighty or ninety percent for some hot issues, such … Continue reading

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The grim situation of migrant workers in Malaysia

While the bad conditions in electronics factories in China have received some attention – supplier names like Foxconn or Yonghong come to mind – Malaysia is another popular outsourcing location of the global electronics giants. How popular? SOMO has just … Continue reading

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