In an unprecedented move by Apple Inc. (AAPL), the company has allowed ABC’s ‘Nightline’ to access and report on Foxconn factories in China. Apple in recent times has come under the spotlight due to allegations of forced over time, under age labour and explosions in its supply chain factories. AAPL has always as a company policy never commented on future … Read More
Apple Inc. (AAPL) CEO Responds to Reports of Working Conditions at Supplier Factories
Reports about the treatment of workers at Apple Inc. (AAPL) Supplier factories in other countries surfaced on Thursday, revealing that the companies ignored many issues with their workers, many cases which led to suicide in a Foxconn factory. On Friday, AAPL CEO Tim Cook responded to the reports, suggesting that Apple takes any and all employee issues seriously and is … Read More
Foxconn promises 20% wages hike
Yesterday we covered a story on recent Foxconn suicides. The company where iPad, iPod touch and iPhone are being manufactured. Foxconn factory in China currently employs more than 400,000 workers and has been in the news as more than 13 employees have tried to commit suicide. We have been reading stories and comments which state that this rate of suicide is actually better … Read More
Many [More] Suicide attempts at Foxconn Today
This is not the normal kind of story we cover. But we think it is appropriate that we pause to spare a thought for the traumatic time that Chinese tech workers are going through at the moment. Today it seems that several workers at the Foxconn factory in China, where devices such as the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch are … Read More