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Apple faces fresh labor abuse allegations
Apple's in hot water once more
By Lily Prasuethsut September 6th 0 COMMENTS
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Though the bubbly invitations have been sent for Apple's Sept. 10 Cupertino event where we might finally see the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C, recent reports once again, show a darker side of Apple.
China Labor Watch released a statement today about the conditions of Jabil Green Point, a U.S. owned factory in Wuxi, China purportedly producing the cheap iPhone.
Apple has already been in hot water earlier this summer when the Watch reported labor violations at Pegatron facilities.
Poor working and living conditions, and the use of underage employees at Pegatron, were similar to previous investigations of Apple's other major supplier, Foxconn."
"The new CLW report looks at three Pegatron factories (Pegatron Shanghai, Riteng in Shanghai, and AVY in Suzhou) that are key Apple suppliers. It found ongoing labour abuses - such as excessive work hours above China's legal limit; pregnant women forced to quit for their own well-being; underage labor from local vocational colleges - and other wrongdoings like environmental pollution."