foxconn factory – Gadget Teaser https://www.gadgetteaser.com Tracking the gadget and tech revolution Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:58:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.8 Apple reports child labor in supplier factories https://www.gadgetteaser.com/2010/03/01/apple-reports-child-labor-in-supplier-factories/ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:58:20 +0000 https://www.gadgetteaser.com/?p=2821 Apple’s had a rough go with its suppliers of late. If arson, among other things, wasn’t bad enough, the company now reports that several of its suppliers have confirmed child laborers in their employ. The news came in the form of Apple’s own supplier responsibility report, which is really an attempt to clean up the […]

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]]> Baby working for the iPod.Apple’s had a rough go with its suppliers of late. If arson, among other things, wasn’t bad enough, the company now reports that several of its suppliers have confirmed child laborers in their employ. The news came in the form of Apple’s own supplier responsibility report, which is really an attempt to clean up the company image.

The report also found that 50 factories have kept employees past than the maximum 60 hour work week and 24 factories paying below than minimum wage. Some 61% of suppliers follow their safety regulations and only 57% have the required environmental permits. It’s not great news, though obviously the child labor thing is the real kick in the pants.

Though Apple wouldn’t reveal where the infracting factories were located, it did say that the children were no longer employed. Apple is still using the suppliers involved.

Source: Bloomberg

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