Poisoned iPhone factory workers release petition calling for reform
22/02/2012 |
Apple has been in the media as of late for their manufacturing plant Foxconn. Many have profiled the plant as having terrible working conditions, but when we got an inside look last night, things didn’t look as bad as previously depicted. The FLA is currently inside of Foxconn inspecting conditions and is poised to publish a report soon.
Today, at another China plant that manufacturers screens for the iPhone,two workers who claimed they were poisoned on the job have prompted a new...
Facing criticism, Foxconn raises worker wages by as much as 25%
Apple and its overseas manufacturing partners have been taking quite a bit of heat over the last month. Reports of underage employees, 60+ hour work weeks and other poor working conditions have been constantly grabbing headlines.But just as we have reported on the bad things, we must also report ...
Apple responds to ABC's iFactory documentary
In a special edition of ABC’s Nightline program last night, correspondent Bill Weir traveled to Apple’s main manufacture, Foxconn, to get an inside look at working conditions inside of the plant. During the program, Weir showed workers working on the assembly line, thedormitoriesthey ...
Apple Releases Names of 156 Suppliers & Report On Factory Conditions
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 worki...
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...
The $12 Billion iPad Deal That Might Never Go Through
A few months ago we reported about Foxconn’s plans to open a factory in Brazil where it would produce iPads. The $12 billion deal is now at risk, according to Reuters.Citing government officials, Reuters reports that the deal is stagnant, due to disagreements on tax breaks, but also because...
How about an iPhone with a bendable display?
A report out this morning from Far East suggested Apple could be interested in adopting Samsung's new flexible OLED screens, presumably for use in iPads, iPhones and iPods. The South Korean conglomerate last year supplied Apple with nearly $8 billion worth of processors, NAND flash chips and scre...
Brazilian iPad production may be more costly than expected
A Reuters story in the New York Times yesterday noted that iPad producer Foxconn's plans to move iPad production to Brazil may be slowed by higher than expected production costs in the South American country.Brazil had touted the fact that they had lured Foxconn to the city of Jundiai to build Ap...
Your Next iPad Will Be Made in Brazil
While Apple’s iPads are currently assembled in the Foxconn factories in China, by September the devices will also be produced in Brazil. The country’s Minister of Science and Technology, Aloízio Mercadante,has revealed that Foxconn’s new plant in the Brazilian city of Jundi...
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...
CDMA iPhone on its way to China, Korea, and Japan?
Looks like the CDMA variant of Apple’s iPhone might eventually make its way to carriers in China, Korea, and Japan. According to the not always reliable Digitimes, Apple suppliers currently expect around 7 million CDMA iPhones to be sold in the first quarter of 2011. That’s a lot of...
