FLA has launched an independent investigation into labour rights allegations at Foxconn, an Apple supplier factory in Shenzhen, China. The investigation comes after reports of poor conditions for workers at Foxconn facilities. When Apple joined…
Mister Daisey Goes to China. Mike Daisey performs an excerpt that was adapted for radio from his one-man show “The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs.” A lifelong Apple superfan, Daisey sees some photos…
Apple has joined the FLA as the first technology company among a number of garment companies. Is this is a genuine effort by Apple to clean up labour abuses in its supply chain, or merely…
Apple recently met with five Chinese environmental protection groups to address concerns over domestic supplier pollution after reports had criticized the company for using loopholes in the system. The reports brought to light problems of…
While Apple is presenting its new iPhone 4s, Foxconn workers producing Apple products in China continue to face harsh labour conditions. These are the findings of the new study “iSlave Behind the iPhone” by Hong…
A new report by China Labor Watch (CLW), ‘Tragedies of Globalization: The Truth Behind Electronics Sweatshops’, points at on-going labour rights violations at ten Chinese electronics factories that supply finished manufactured electronic products to multinational…
Appel urgent par Peuples solidaires: Le 7 mai 2011, des militants du monde entier participeront à la journée d’action internationale pour exiger des conditions de travail décentes dans l’industrie de l’électronique. En chine, 22 employé-e-s…
Global demands for iPhones and iPads are generating substandard working conditions for electronics workers in China. This is the main conclusion of a report published today by the Hong Kong based labour rights organisation SACOM….