Labor Rights Group Accuses iPhone Maker of Abuses – New York Times (blog)

Computerworld (blog) Labor Rights Group Accuses iPhone Maker of AbusesNew York Times (blog)Published: July 29, 2013. BEIJING — A labor rights group accused a Taiwanese company that makes iPhones for Apple on Monday of abuses including withholding employees’ pay and imposing excessive working hours at factories in mainland China. Bits …Apple faces labor violation dispute over […]

Foxconn workers strike over iPhone 5 demands, labor group says – CNN

NEWS.com.au Foxconn workers strike over iPhone 5 demands, labor group saysCNNNEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Thousands of factory workers at Foxconn went on strike Friday to protest their working conditions on the iPhone 5’s production lines, according to a report from an independent workers’ rights organization. Workers at Foxconn’s …Foxconn denies worker unrest slowed iPhone assemblyUSA […]

Apple IPad Dust Linked to Blast in China, Labor Watch Says – BusinessWeek

International Business Times Apple IPad Dust Linked to Blast in China, Labor Watch SaysBusinessWeekBy Mark Lee Dec. 20 (Bloomberg) — An explosion at a Shanghai supplier to Apple Inc. injured 61 workers after aluminum dust produced by polishing cases for iPads ignited, China Labor Watch said. The cause of the Dec. 17 blast at Ri […]

Labor & materials shortages likely to affect Apple’s iPad, iPhone shipments – Apple Insider

PadGadget Labor & materials shortages likely to affect Apple’s iPad, iPhone shipmentsApple InsiderIssues in Apple’s overseas supply chain, including shortages of both labor and materials, are anticipated to affect shipments of both the iPad 2 and iPhone 4. Apple’s overseas manufacturing partner Foxconn reportedly faces a shortage of …Post-Japan, Apple faces flat growth quarter?Computerworld (blog)Shortages […]