Workers claim Foxconn hid underage workers before FLA inspection
22/02/2012 |
After facing criticism from both the media and human rights organizations, Apple has opened up the doors to its manufacturing plants for the world to see. This has allowed the Fair Labor Association in to do an inspection, andABC to do a report.
If you haven’t seen ABC’s “A Trip to the iFactory” yet, you should really watch it. The documentary actually doesn’t make Foxconn, Apple’s largest manufacturing partner, look as bad as the media has made them out to...
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 ...
Foxconn reportedly facing strikes as it prepares for next iPhone production
The China Morning News is reporting that Foxconn, Apple’s goto manufacturing partner, is currently in the middle of a significant hiring binge. The company hopes to increase numbers by 20,000 at its Taiyuan plant in Northern China.According to the report, the push is in preparation for the ...
Apple's favorite contract manufacturer Foxconnn secures 11% stake in Retina display maker Sharp
Japanese electronics maker Sharp said today it will form a strategic global manufacturing partnershipwith Foxconn parent Hon Hai Precision Industry Co that will see the latter take eleven percent ownership in the former. In a nutshell, an assembly company has just purchased a stake in a manufactu...
Want to see how an iPad is made? Watch this video
Earlier this month, Marketplace‘s Shanghai Bureau Chief Rob Schmitz found his way into Foxconn‘s Longhua facility, where many of Apple’s iPads are made. He’s only the second reporter ever to be allowed on to the company’s factory floor.Schmitz uploaded a video of his...
What it actually costs Apple to build an iPhone
Asymco analyst Horace Dediu published an interesting report this morning that attempts to figure out what Apple pays to manufacture each iPhone. Over the last 5 years, the handset has quickly become Apple’s largest money-maker.Dediu uses a number of resources, including manufacturing inform...
New Apple Supplier Responsibility report shows improvement
In wake of numerous reports on the poor working conditions at some of the factories in its supply chain, Appleerected a new section of its website entitled “Supplier Responsibility.”The page includes a number of resources, including monthly reports showing the company’s progress...
Thousands of Workers Line Up for New iPhone Production Jobs at Foxconn
Apple’s handset business is doing pretty well these days. It recently gave birth toa new model, which seems to be doing rather well, and it’s making inroads into a major new market - mainland China.Of course, when you start selling more phones, you have to hire more people to make the...
Most of Your iPhone is Actually Made in the US
Last week, The New York Times ran a controversial piece on the poor working conditions inside the factories of Apple’s supply chain. The report detailed awful labor practices including mandatory 60+ work weeks and hazardous working environments.One of the many questions that arose in the wa...
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 ...
Foxconn building high-tech $210 million Apple plant
A new report out this morning from Far East asserted that Hon Hai Precision Technology, also know as Foxconn, is investing $210 million in an upcoming plant in Huai'an city meant to help satisfy the ever-growing demand for Apple products around the world.Though this one won't be as big as Foxconn...
