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Article

1 Jan 2004

Author:
Leslie Byster & Ted Smith, Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, in Hazards magazine [UK]

Dirty Secrets of the Cleanroom

The clean industry could have a dark and dirty secret. From Silicon Glen in Scotland to Silicon Plateau in India, there are serious concerns about the long term health and environmental impact of the microelectronics industry... Clean up your computer, a January 2004 report from the aid agency CAFOD, says "interviews with electronics workers in Mexico, Thailand and China reveal a story of unsafe factories, compulsory overtime, wages below the legal minimum, and degrading treatment." The workers produce parts that end up in the computers of companies such as Hewlett Packard, Dell and IBM.