Investigations conducted
Fair Labor Association (FLA) found violations of excessive working time at the
supplier's factory devices Apple, Foxconn. In addition, it was found also a
variety of health and safety problems at the plant. report to Apple to
cooperate with the FLA to resolve the issue since January.
FLA investigation
carried out to 35 500 workers who assemble the iPod and iPhone in three
factories in Shenzhen and Chengdu Focxonn. In its investigation, found more
than 50 violations of law or code of ethics. One of the common violations in
Chinese factories is the work time. The workers are required to work for 49
hours in a week. After a lot of problems are found, Foxconn China finally
agreed to the rules that only allow a maximum of work are 40 hours per week and
reduce the maximum monthly overtime of 80 hours to 36 hours.
Foxconn also promised it
would increase wages to its workers. Previously also reported that three people
were killed and several wounded in the explosion at an aluminum factory, where
iPad produced.
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