Labor violations at China iPod factory ?
Our China-made iPods are from very hard working Chinese indeed. They pay such low labor charges but the iPods cause way too much.
Apple Computer Inc.'s investigation into claims of poor working conditions at a Chinese iPod factory found no forced labor or other serious violations, the company said Friday. Apple added that it was taking immediate steps to deal with excess overtime and other issues. The probe by the Cupertino, California-based company, was in response to a report by a British newspaper, the Mail on Sunday, which alleged that workers at the factory were paid as little as 27 British pounds (US$50) a month and forced to work 15-hour shifts making the digital music players. The factory, which supplies electronics components and accessories to other companies as well as Apple, is a small city in its own right, with clinics, recreational facilities, buses and 13 restaurants serving its 200,000 workers.
Apple Computer Inc.'s investigation into claims of poor working conditions at a Chinese iPod factory found no forced labor or other serious violations, the company said Friday. Apple added that it was taking immediate steps to deal with excess overtime and other issues. The probe by the Cupertino, California-based company, was in response to a report by a British newspaper, the Mail on Sunday, which alleged that workers at the factory were paid as little as 27 British pounds (US$50) a month and forced to work 15-hour shifts making the digital music players. The factory, which supplies electronics components and accessories to other companies as well as Apple, is a small city in its own right, with clinics, recreational facilities, buses and 13 restaurants serving its 200,000 workers.
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