Apple Releases Names of 156 Suppliers & Report On Factory Conditions
13/01/2012 |
Facing a storm of criticism over the working conditions in factories building iPods, iPhones and iPads, Apple today for the first time released the names of 156 global suppliers along with a report showing mixed success obtaining fair working conditions. One bright spot: fewer children are working on the much-prized Apple devices. In the 2012 Supplier Responsibility Progress Report, Apple cranked up the number of supplier audits to 229, up dramatically from 2010. In 2011, Apple reported on...
Foxconn To Employ One Million Robots Within Next Three Years
To those of you who scoffed at Steve Wozniak when he said that machines will one day take over as superior beings, leaving us humans as the “dogs of the house,” take note: It seems Woz’ vision is very much becoming a reality for some Foxconn workers, who are set to be replaced b...
Thousands Of Hopefuls Line Up For Foxconn Jobs In China As Factory Ramps Up iPhone 5 Production
Despite recent reports detailing the mistreatment of factory workers assembling Apple products in China, there’s still a huge demand for jobs at the Foxconn factory. Thousands of people lined up for hours outside a recruitment agency in the Chinese city ofZhengzhou in the hope that they wo...
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Former Exec: Apple's Commitment To Secrecy "Conflicts" With Humane Factory Working Conditions
While Apple has been actively seeking to improve the working conditions for employees at the Chinese factories manufacturing its products, a former executive for the Cupertino company believes it could do more. The trouble is, Apple’s infamous secrecy is getting in the way. "We're try...
The human cost of manufacturing the iPhone, iPad, and other electronics in China
The New York Times is reporting on the human cost of manufacturing iPhones, iPads, and other electronics in China. While Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Motorola, Nokia, Sony, Toshiba and others are also mentioned, Apple gets most of the focus, no doubt because they have the highest profile. The ...
Foxconn Workers Escape Another Fire at Shandong Plant [Video]
Foxconn workers at the company’s plant in Yantai, a city in the northeastern Shandong province, have had to evacuate the building today as another fire and possible explosion engulfed parts of the factory in smoke. Thankfully, it seems no one has been injured.The fire broke out at 10:20 AM ...
Foxconn to double size of iPhone factory in China
Foxconn is planning to double the size of their iPhone factory in China at a cost of $1.1 billion dollars, according to Chinese news site China Daily. The base will be centered on the Foxconn Science Park in Zhengzhou, provincial capital of Henan, increasing its current production lines to 95, ...
Apple iPod Touch, iPad Lead List of Favorite Holiday iGifts [Survey]
In the war between Apple and Android, there are no holiday breaks. That incessant back-and-forth could be seen in how many devices were activated during the Christmas weekend. According to a mobile analytics firm, Apple destroyed Android in places like the U.S., the U.K. and Germany, often spear...
Rush Limbaugh: The New York Times has turned on Apple; they wouldn't do this if Steve Jobs was alive
I know a lot of you get upset and irritated with me when I talk about Apple. So I'm gonna talk about Apple....
