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23rd October 2011 on Ethical smartphones tagged chemicals, ethical, Galaxy S2, Google Nexus prime, Human rights, labor, Labour, Samsung, smartphones

Samsung: Not as evil as they have been…

Samsung customer services have been rather less keen to engage with my quest for a more ethical smartphone than their counterparts at HTC. First, I was told my email couldn’t be answered by national customer services, only international (apparently Samsung email doesn’t have ‘forward’), to I’d have to resend. Then my email couldn’t be answered …

29th June 2011 on Human rights tagged Ashai Kosei, charles hector, hitachi, Human rights, Malaysia, migrant workers

Defend Charles Hector: Asahi Kosei sue for $3.3m over labour rights campaign

Malaysian blogger, lawyer and human rights activist Charles Hector is in court for a second day today. Good Electronics report that he’s being sued for $ 3.3 million in damages in a defamation case by electronics component manufacturer Asahi Kosei. The case hinges on comments he made on behalf of a group of Burmese migrant …