written by Articles Editor Emily Kaiser The manufacturer under fire for a recent explosion at an Apple iPad factory now faces a new controversy: the revelation of minors working in a Chinese facility that manufactures components for Nintendo’s yet-to-be-released Wii U game console. Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology Group, the world’s largest supplier of technology products, found … Continue reading
BEIJING — The company that manufactures Apple’s iPhones has responded to an accusation that vocational students are forced to work in its Chinese factories by saying Wednesday its agreement with their schools allows them to leave. China Labor Watch, a Hong Kong group, said this week that Foxconn, which employs some 1.2 million people in … Continue reading
Apple announced that it asked the Fair Labor Association to conduct “special voluntary audits” of several of its assembly supplier’s facilities. The Fair Labor Association will conduct an extensive review of documents related to procedures at all levels of employment, as well as interviewing thousands of workers about the factories living and working conditions. Tim … Continue reading
The New York Times released a damning report on January 25, 2012 about labor conditions in Chinese factories owned by Foxconn, Apple’s main supplier of products like iPhones and iPads. The report focuses on the multiple violations present in Foxconn factories including involuntary labor, underage labor, and dangerous working conditions. Apple claims it has tried … Continue reading
