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Apple to Probe Claims of Pegatron Labor Violations
Source: Bloomberg News
Apple to Probe Claims of Pegatron Labor Violations
By Bloomberg News - Jul 29, 2013 5:02 PM
Apple Inc. (AAPL) will investigate allegations by advocacy group China Labor Watch that factories run by Taiwanese supplier Pegatron Corp. (4938) use underage workers, pay insufficient wages and force employees to work overtime.
The New York-based group found at least 86 labor rights violations while investigating three Pegatron factories from March to July, it said in a report issued today. Apple has been in close contact with the group for several months, yet the report contains “claims that are new to us,” and those will be probed immediately, Carolyn Wu, a Beijing-based spokeswoman for Apple, said in a phone interview today.
Apple became the first technology company to join the Washington-based Fair Labor Association last year after criticism by human-rights organizations about conditions at suppliers including Foxconn Technology Group. Pegatron factories “are even worse than those at Foxconn,” CLW Executive Director Li Qiang said in a statement today.
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By Bloomberg News - Jul 29, 2013 5:02 PM
Apple Inc. (AAPL) will investigate allegations by advocacy group China Labor Watch that factories run by Taiwanese supplier Pegatron Corp. (4938) use underage workers, pay insufficient wages and force employees to work overtime.
The New York-based group found at least 86 labor rights violations while investigating three Pegatron factories from March to July, it said in a report issued today. Apple has been in close contact with the group for several months, yet the report contains “claims that are new to us,” and those will be probed immediately, Carolyn Wu, a Beijing-based spokeswoman for Apple, said in a phone interview today.
Apple became the first technology company to join the Washington-based Fair Labor Association last year after criticism by human-rights organizations about conditions at suppliers including Foxconn Technology Group. Pegatron factories “are even worse than those at Foxconn,” CLW Executive Director Li Qiang said in a statement today.
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Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-29/apple-to-probe-claims-of-labor-violations-at-supplier-pegatron.html