Foxconn factory condition improve according to latest FLA report
Posted by: Tim Tibbetts on 05/18/2013 08:26 AM [ Comments ]
According to Bloomberg the FLA has released its latest report card on the labor practices of Apple’s biggest supplier, Foxconn. Apple became the first technology company to join the FLA following mounting criticism about the working conditions in factories that churn out iPhones and iPads. By joining the FLA, Apple agreed to audits by the group.
The latest review, conducted in January, found that Foxconn had complied with 98.3% of the 360 action items it and Apple agreed to following the FLA’s initial investigation last year. They include items ranging from the factory’s intern policy to protection from excessive heat and building more fire escapes and toilets. In the latest review, Foxconn met 70 of the 76 items that were pending as of mid-2012.
Working hours remain a bit of a sticking point with workers putting in 40-60 hours a week and as much as 70 during new phone releases. Apples code is 60 hours a week maximum but Chinese law is 40 hours a week and 36 hours a month overtime.
Working hours remain a bit of a sticking point with workers putting in 40-60 hours a week and as much as 70 during new phone releases. Apples code is 60 hours a week maximum but Chinese law is 40 hours a week and 36 hours a month overtime.
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