Deuxième édition établie, revue et actualisée d'un ouvrage paru en 2005 qui rassemble témoignages littéraires, poétiques et des analyses sociologiques consacrées aux conditions d'existence des employés qui fabriquent les ordinateurs et les téléphones du monde entier.
Although Prince Fumimaro Konoe was born into one of the most ancient and noble families of Japan and was a descendant of the "Gosekke"(fiver regent families), he faced poverty at 14 after his father passed away. He was then groomed by his uncle Prince Saionji Kinmochi, who was a Prime Minister at the time, for an essential role in government. By 1937, Prince Konoe became the Prime Minister of Imperial Japan, during a time when Japan had occupied Manchuria. At the age of 46, Prince Konoe was the second youngest Prime Minister in Japan's history. During his first year of being a Prime Minister, the "China Incident" happened, and the Sino-Japanese War raged on. The memoir shows many efforts of Prince Konoe's efforts for negotiations with Chinese and U.S. government officials to try to end the war early as well as his governing during a time of crisis during the Pacific Asia War. This book will includeA biographical report of Prince Fumimaro Konoe by the Interim Research and Intelligence Service of the Research and Analysis Branch of the Department of StateHis translated memoir
Based on undercover research, Foxconn and Apple's treatment of workers is revealed
Human Experimentation of the Forgotten Asian Auschwitz
Unit 731, under Dr. Ishii Shiro, conducted horrific human experiments during World War II, masked as public health initiatives. Targeting Chinese patriots, civilians, Russians, and allied POWs, the unit operated with the Kempeitai's support, capturing individuals for experimentation. While the exact number of victims remains uncertain due to evidence destruction post-war, estimates suggest between 3,000 and 250,000 innocent lives were affected. The atrocities were performed by top medical talent, revealing a dark chapter in Japan's wartime history.
During the Japanese occupation of Manchuria, it promised many opportunities for young scientists who want to utilize this colony. Ishii Shiro seized the occasion, and with funding from the War Ministry of Imperial Japan, he founded Unit 731, a biological and chemical warfare research and development. He recruited the brightest minds from Japan to conduct human experiments, developed bubonic plague bombs, and tested biological and chemical weapons. Within a few years, he rapidly climbed the ranks, going from Captain to General for the Imperial Japanese Army. His impact and power overshadowed his European counterpart, Josef Mengele. After the war, he faked his death, but the CIA was able to locate him. However, he negotiated immunity and was never brought to justice. Ishii Shiro: Josef Mengele of the East is a biography based on declassified documents found in the National Archives and Records Administration. These are documents from the CIA, Far East Asia Command Center, U.S. Naval Operations, Khabavosk War Crimes Trial, and documents that survived by chance in Tokyo.
Die Studie „The Dark Side of Cyberspace. Inside the Sweatshops of China´s Computer Hardware Production“ basiert auf zahlreichen Interviews mit Beschäftigten von Zulieferbetrieben namhafter Computerunternehmen und zeigt die alarmierenden Arbeitsbedingungen in der Branche. In den analysierten Unternehmen Compeq Technology und Excelsior Electronics werden massive Verstöße gegen nationale Gesetze, internationale Arbeitskonventionen und Verhaltenskodizes der Markenunternehmen dokumentiert. Die Beschäftigten müssen mit extremen Überstunden (bis zu 380 Stunden pro Monat) und niedrigen Löhnen leben; bei Compeq liegt die Entlohnung sogar unter dem gesetzlichen Mindestlohn. Zudem herrscht ein autoritäres Regime der Kontrolle, das Vorschriften zu Haarschnitten, Körperhaltung und Verneigung gegenüber Vorgesetzten umfasst. Die meist weiblichen Beschäftigten stehen unter ständiger Überwachung in den fabrikeigenen Wohnheimen. Ein weiteres gravierendes Problem sind unzureichende Schutzvorkehrungen für jene, die mit giftigen Chemikalien arbeiten. Die Studie vermittelt eindrücklich, dass moderne High-Tech-Produkte unter immensen menschlichen Kosten hergestellt werden. Originalfotos aus den Fabriken und Zitate der Beschäftigten belegen die Missstände. Um bessere Arbeitsbedingungen zu fördern, setzt sich WEED dafür ein, soziale Kriterien bei IT-Ausschreibungen öffentlicher Einrichtungen zu berücksichtigen. Bald erscheint der Leitfaden „Buy IT fai