Apple, Foxconn Set New Standard for Chinese Workers
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc and its main contract manufacturing Foxconn agreed to tackle violations of conditions among the 1.2 million workers assembling iPhones and iPads in a landmark decision that could change the way Western companies do business in China. Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group, whose subsidiary Hon Hai Precision Industry assembles Apple devices in factories in China ...
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Apple CEO Tours Foxconn Before Damaging Labor Report
Apple CEO Tim Cook tours Foxconn iPhone factory day before labor report shows Foxconn breaking Chinese labor laws.
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Foxconn Hiring Points to Summer iPhone 5, Report Says
A report from M.I.C. Gadget mentions that Foxconn is in the midst of a hiring drive for production of the iPhone 5, causing some to speculate that the next iPhone will be coming in June, instead of in the fall.
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IPhone, IPad Assembler in Taiwan Raises Wages
Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group said Saturday that it has raised wages by up to 25 percent in the second major salary hike in less than two years, as the world's largest electronics contract manufacturer comes under intensive scrutiny after a spate of suicides.
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iPhone Maker Faces 'unprecedented' Apple Scrutiny
Apple says non-profit labour group has begun "unprecedented" inspection of working conditions at its main contract manufacturers, including Foxconn's plants in southern China.
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