The future of activism for electronics workers
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2015
Publisher
Routledge
Abstract
In this chapter, we critically review the global sustainable electronics movement’s strategies for change, including industry codes of conduct; multi-stakeholder consultations that develop regulatory and legal standards for labor and health; market-based campaigns to pressure companies to change; and empowering workers to organize themselves through workplace associations to demand better wages and safer working conditions. We argue that the last strategy is especially promising for protecting electronics’ workers’ health and rights in the future.
Chapter of
The Routledge Companion to Labor and Media
Editor
Richard Maxwell
Recommended Citation
Raphael, C., & Smith, T. (2015). The future of activism for electronics workers. In R. Maxwell (Ed.), The Routledge Companion to Labor and Media (pp. 327-342). New York & Abingdon: Routledge.
