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Title: Apple attacked over 'worsening' factory conditions in China Post by: HCK on September 06, 2014, 09:00:16 am Apple attacked over 'worsening' factory conditions in China
<article> <section class="page"> <p>Apple is under fire again for the way workers are treated at a supplier factory in China, prompting the iPhone maker to rush a team to the factory to investigate.</p><p>A new report by China Labor Watch and Green America revealed forced overtime, fire and safety risks, poor compensation and exposure to toxic chemicals at a factory in Suqian, China, operated by Apple supplier Catcher Technology.</p><p>CLW said it investigated the same factory 16 months earlier and reported its findings privately to Apple, which pledged to take action. But CLW now says the conditions “may actually be getting worse.”</p><p>The undercover investigation was conducted last month and the groups released their final report (http://www.greenamerica.org/PDF/2014-Two-Years-Apple-Broken-Promises-ChinaLaborWatch-GreenAmerica.pdf) Thursday.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2602980/apple-attacked-over-worsening-factory-conditions-in-china.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Apple attacked over 'worsening' factory conditions in China (http://www.macworld.com/article/2602980/apple-attacked-over-worsening-factory-conditions-in-china.html#tk.rss_all) |