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Apple to split factory working condition costs with Foxconn
Foxconn's CEO Terry Gou recently revealed that they intend to split the initial costs of improving factory working conditions with Apple following an extensive third-party audit of the facilities where iPads and iPhones are made. We've discovered that this (improving factory conditions) is not a...
Foxconn Brazil workers reportedly threaten to strike
According to a report from TechGuru, workers in Foxconn's Brazil plant are threatening to strike. Factory workers in a Jundiai, Brazil plant cite overcrowded buses, poor quality food and lack of water as their primary complaints. The United Steelworkers of Jundiaí and Region said Foxconn has...
Foxconn Employees Unhappy About Shorter Working Hours
Another sunny day at the Foxconn factory. Photo Ged Carroll (CC BY 2.0) Bleeding hearts the world over are very happy with the news that Apple and Foxconn are working together to make employee working conditions better in their Chinese factories. But there is a group of people who aren’t s...
Foxconn, Working Conditions and How Much We All Really Care
If you follow anything Apple, you've heard about the controversy surrounding the working conditions at Foxconn, the supplier of such products as the iPhone and the iPad. This controversy has been swirling around the news outlets for a while now and things have really heated up over the past few w...
Fair Labor Association says China iPad and iPhone factory conditions are more acceptable than most
Apple recently requested that the Fair Labor Association conduct audits of its assembly suppliers, with Foxconn being a focus due to recent media attention surrounding the working conditions there. The FLA has now indicated that general conditions within Foxconn’s iPad and iPhone productio...
Tim Cook speaks out against claims of factory worker mistreatment
Following up on reports of factory worker mistreatment, Apple CEO Tim Cook – who has been doing a lot of internal communications as of late, looked to email once again to send off communications to Apple internal employee’s shutting down the allegations set forth by The New York Time...
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 ...
Apple Sheds (Some) Light On Suppliers and Their Working Conditions
In a surprise turn of events, Apple has revealed its list of 156 suppliers along with its annual 2012 Supplier Responsibility report, an annual report compiled from internal audits of all of Apple’s suppliers. Alongside Foxconn, which manufacturers products such as the iPhone, iPad and Mac-...
Apple suppliers singled out as cause of environmental damage
A new report released on Wednesday morning by a group of Chinese watchdog groups criticizes Apple for using suppliers that consistently threaten the environment and the health of their workers. It’s the second such report this year, following one released in January, and the groups say Appl...
