by stefanie | Mar 17, 2022 | World Focus
MEPs say the “right to repair” must encompass designing products that last longer and can be fixed, as well as labelling to better inform consumers and extending guarantee rights. The European Parliaments Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee approved a...
by stefanie | Nov 19, 2021 | World Focus
Apple is making parts, tools, and manuals available for its products for individual consumers, starting with iPhone 12 and iPhone 13. Apple announced Self Service Repair, which will allow customers who are comfortable with completing their own repairs access to Apple...
by stefanie | Sep 15, 2021 | Around the Industry
Oman targets low-income households to create 250 jobs in the IT repair sector and based in commercial centres. The Oman government, through the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs launched the initiative which aims to employ 250 citizens in the IT repair...
by stefanie | Sep 14, 2021 | World Focus
Australia must join the global ‘right to repair’ movement with a holistic reform of consumer, competition and environmental law to ensure recognition of consumers’ ‘right to repair’ goods rather than having to throw them out and replace them. Speaking at Australia’s...
by stefanie | Aug 27, 2021 | Around the Industry
The German municipality of Thuringia’s Environment Ministry and consumer advice centre started a repair bonus in June. From the broken coffee machine to the broken cell phone, repairing instead of throwing it away protects the environment, but it is often more...
