Apple and Foxconn have agreed to the working conditions and wages of Chinese workers in the factories where the iPad is made to improve. The decision comes after a critical report from the Fair Labor Association.
Foxconn is already under fire because of poor working conditions. A detailed report of the Fair Labor Association, which conducted research at three Chinese Foxconn factories, where a total of 35,000 people work, has now been demonstrated that there are at least 50 violations of Chinese rules and laws in the factories to take place, and that employees regularly work weeks of 60 hours or more and sometimes more than 11 days in a row working.
Furthermore, it appears from the Thursday published report that 43 percent of employees once an accident has had, or has experienced, and that two-thirds indicating that the wage is insufficient for the basic necessities of life.
Foxconn has in a response to the report better than promised. The giga group of companies says, in all factories to the Chinese law to keep, thousands of new employees, hiring, safety regulations, and to strengthen for better personeelsbehuizing. Also, there is the promise that salaries continue to rise, although no concrete commitments were made.
Foxconn is going to collaborate with Apple on the improvements. The manufacturer from Cupertino says the recommendations of the Fair Labor Association, also to support. “Our team is working for years for employees to teach, working conditions to improve and Apple’s supply chain an example to make for the market, that is why we asked the FLA to have these to perform audits.”
Foxconn also manufactures for many other companies, such as Dell and HP, but the criticism on the situation, the group focused on Apple because of the tremendous growth of the iPad-maker is undergoing; Apple belongs to the most valuable companies in the world. “Apple and Foxconn are obviously the two biggest players in this sector, and now they work together for this change to take effect, I think they really set the standard for the rest of the market can determine,” says Auret van Heerden, president, Fair Labor Association, told Reuters.
