Pay Strike Hits Omron's Guangzhou Plant
China CSR
, 7/26/2010
A strike is reported to have broken out on July 21, 2010 at the Guangzhou, Guangdong plant of Japanese electronics firm Omron. Workers at the plant are said to be demanding a salary increase of 40%: equivalent to a rise of CNY500 per month from the c ...
First marine ‘red list’ published in Japan
The Independent
, 7/22/2010
Greenpeace Japan published its ‘red list' on July 21: the booklet contains information about endangered or under-threat species being stocked in supermarkets or served at restaurants. Greenpeace Japan launched its first seafood ranking guide ‘red lis ...
Workers on Doomed Rig Voiced Concern About Safety
The New York Times
, 7/22/2010
A confidential survey of workers on the Deepwater Horizon in the weeks before the oil rig exploded showed that many of them were concerned about safety practices and feared reprisals if they reported mistakes or other problems.
In the survey, commis ...
Foreign luxury companies take note: Chinese consumers favour CSR
The Financial Times
, 7/22/2010
Trying to promote your brand in China, the world's second largest luxury market? Most labels instinctively turn to ads - print, outdoor, TV, online, mobile or radio. But a new study points to a more powerful tool: promoting corporate social responsib ...