Last month Apple cut ties with one of its Chinese suppliers when an internal audit revealed the supplier was utilizing underage labor — but according to a Chinese consumer watchdog group, some other suppliers still have work to do. As reported by CNET , Students & Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour (SACOM) released a report yesterday that accuses Foxlink, Pegatron, and Wintek of exploitative working conditions following inspections last year.
Calling the suppliers "sweatshops," the report cites inhumane labor practices — including preventing bathroom breaks and proper rest. 14-hour workdays and unpaid overtime are not uncommon, the report states, with some workers only able to take off between one and two days over a three-month...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/27/4036324/some-apple-factories-still-sweatshops-says-chinese-watchdog-group
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