Apple admits using child labour

[nick]

Apple has admitted that child labour was used at the factories that build its computers, iPods and mobile phones.

At least eleven 15-year-old children were discovered to be working last year in three factories which supply Apple.

The company did not name the offending factories, or say where they were based, but the majority of its goods are assembled in China.

Apple also has factories working for it in Taiwan, Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, the Czech Republic and the United States.

Apple said the child workers are now no longer being used, or are no longer underage. "In each of the three facilities, we required a review of all employment records for the year as well as a complete analysis of the hiring process to clarify how underage people had been able to gain employment," Apple said, in an annual report on its suppliers.

Apple has been repeatedly criticised for using factories that abuse workers and where conditions are poor. Last week, it emerged that 62 workers at a factory that manufactures products for Apple and Nokia had been poisoned by n-hexane, a toxic chemical that can cause muscular degeneration and blur eyesight. Apple has not commented on the problems at the plant, which is run by Wintek, in the Chinese city of Suzhou.

A spokesman for Wintek said that "almost all" of the affected workers were back at work, but that some remained in hospital. Wintek said n-hexane was commonly used in the technology industry, and that problems had arisen because some areas of the factory were not ventilated properly.


Source and full article here (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/7330986/Apple-admits-using-child-labour.html)

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[Iron Man]

Those Motherfuckers!!! Pardon my French.

[Antares]

Apple is a very successful company.
The least they can do is make their manufacturing process good.

[Skeletal-Chic]

Well at least they seem to have had an inquest and investigation into it. I love Apple products and think they are the shiniest most future-esque things in the history of the ever-ever :D However, a company as large and successful really has no excuse for things like child labour. I understand the economics of working in countries such as China and Taiwan, though I think Apple should pioneer improving the conditions for its workers

[2D]

Apple is a very successful company.
The least they can do is make their manufacturing process good.

Good ≠ ethical

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[Evermore]

;803826']
They Are massively successful
your english be good very
good aint a good adjective - try "ethical" like 2D said
They do need to make their manufacturing process more good


Not trying to be critical or anything

of course you aren't

[galen]

Apple has admitted that child labour was used at the factories that build its computers, iPods and mobile phones.

At least eleven 15-year-old children were discovered to be working last year in three factories which supply Apple.

The company did not name the offending factories, or say where they were based, but the majority of its goods are assembled in China.

Apple also has factories working for it in Taiwan, Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, the Czech Republic and the United States.

Apple said the child workers are now no longer being used, or are no longer underage. "In each of the three facilities, we required a review of all employment records for the year as well as a complete analysis of the hiring process to clarify how underage people had been able to gain employment," Apple said, in an annual report on its suppliers.

Apple has been repeatedly criticised for using factories that abuse workers and where conditions are poor. Last week, it emerged that 62 workers at a factory that manufactures products for Apple and Nokia had been poisoned by n-hexane, a toxic chemical that can cause muscular degeneration and blur eyesight. Apple has not commented on the problems at the plant, which is run by Wintek, in the Chinese city of Suzhou.

A spokesman for Wintek said that "almost all" of the affected workers were back at work, but that some remained in hospital. Wintek said n-hexane was commonly used in the technology industry, and that problems had arisen because some areas of the factory were not ventilated properly.


Source and full article here (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/7330986/Apple-admits-using-child-labour.html)

I doubt Apple has kids working for them in Singapore. Our government is very strict regarding this. Anyway, back on topic. It came as quite a shock to me too.

[The Batman]

I doubt Apple has kids working for them in Singapore. Our government is very strict regarding this. Anyway, back on topic. It came as quite a shock to me too.

Our government may be strict but still it doesn't mean we can control what happens in other countries.

[Kahn]

Well why does everyone make such a big deal about it? Unless it is forced.. Is it? I didn't read that it was forced... Anyway. If the children are getting paid and are in good working conditions should Apple get criticized for having elven children working for them?

[The Batman]

Well why does everyone make such a big deal about it? Unless it is forced.. Is it? I didn't read that it was forced... Anyway. If the children are getting paid and are in good working conditions should Apple get criticized for having elven children working for them?

Usually places like that aren't usually in the best working conditions and they do get underpaid(don't know how it was for them though).

[Evermore]

So shiny yet so horrible at the same time.

[Skeletal-Chic]

Elven Children?

[2D]

It sounds to me like Apple didn't even know this was happening and discovered it. Now they're fixing/fixed it.

[The Batman]

To me it sounds like they didn't do anything about it until to many people spoke up about it just like other companies this happens too. When people first start talking about it you should start investigating.

[Mythical]

jeeeez, thats gonna make me think of apple completely differently