‘Cash machine’ Apple creates poor societies
On the same day Apple Inc. is set to announce its fourth quarter financial results , the GoodElectronics Network and SOMO are publishing a paper that is critical of the company’s business model and impact…
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Poor working conditions persist at Apple supplier Pegatron
Following a 2013 report, China Labor Watch conducted another investigation of the working conditions at Pegatron’s Changshuo factory in Shanghai, which is currently producing the iPhone 6s. This new research, named ‘Something’s not right here’,…
SACOM report: Apple glass supplier has poor labour conditions
Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour (SACOM), together with Worker Empowerment (WE), Globalization Monitor (GM), Left 21, Labour Education & Service Network (LESN), Asia Monitor Resource Centre (AMRC) staged a protest outside the Apple Store…
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German minister criticizes lack of responsibility Apple
Gerd Müller, German minister of international development, says Apple should take more responsibility for the wellbeing of its factory workers. The company should also focus more on the environment.Gerd Müller, German minister of international development,…
Workers protest for fair compensation at Apple supplier in Suzhou, China
Beginning on August 3, hundreds of workers at the Kesheng Technology factory in Suzhou, China protested after learning that the company planned to move operations without giving workers reasonable compensation. Kesheng, a major supplier of…
CO2 emissions growth takes a bite out of Apple’s sustainability claims
An investigation into the year-over-year growth in Apple’s annual emissions since 2010 shows that the company is on the wrong side of sustainability, with substantial growth in manufacturing and transportation emissions, including those per product…
Analyzing labour conditions of Pegatron and Foxconn: Apple’s low-cost reality
China Labor Watch (CLW) published a new report that investigates labour costs and conditions at two major Apple supplier manufacturers, Pegatron (Shanghai) and Foxconn (Longhua).China Labor Watch (CLW) published a new report that investigates labour…
GoodElectronics joins choir of critics of FLA living wage strategy
GoodElectronics has signed on to a joint letter with the International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF) and other organisations addressing the Fair Labour Association (FLA) on its Fair Compensation work plan. GoodElectronics is worried about the…
iPhone footprint – 85% of CO2 emitted at manufacturing stage
The iPhone 6 sales figures were released this week. 74 million iPhone 6 sold, of a projected total of 80 million. No doubt they will reach, and exceed, 80 million. Apple releases some of the…