Apple Says Children Were Used to Build iPhone & iPod
Apple Inc. said three of its suppliers hired 11 underage workers to help build the iPhone, iPod and Macintosh computer last year, a violation it uncovered as part of its onsite audit of 102 factories. The company said it stopped doing business with at least one unnamed supplier after finding repeated violations and inadequate actions to address the problems. The 24-page report on Supplier Responsibility has been posted the Apple web site if you would like to look at it.
Apple didnt name its suppliers and manufacturers. The company visited sites in China, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, the Czech Republic, Philippines and the U.S. Apple also found three cases where suppliers falsified records to conceal underage hiring, more than 60 facilities where employees were overworked, 24 partners that paid less than the minimum wage and 57 who didnt offer all required benefits.
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