Friday, August 18, 2006

Apple's iPod factory is a minimum wage sweatshop

Why am I not suprised...

Daily Mail
Apple Computer Inc.'s investigation into claims of poor conditions at a Chinese iPod factory found no forced labour but revealed that labourers were exceeding the company's limits on hours and days to be worked per week, the company revealed. ...

...Apple said its inspection found that in at least two instances workers were made to stand at attention for disciplinary reasons...

...While conditions in the factories, cafeterias and most dormitories were good, the audit found overcrowded or unsuitable conditions at three offsite leased dormitories that were former factories...

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