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Report: Over 1,000 Chinese Students Forced to Build PlayStation 4 at Foxconn Plant to Graduate
Reports claim students were required to build PS4s to receive course credit.
Foxconn: Riot Strikes Chinese City Where iPhone 5 Was Reportedly Made
The melee was sparked by security guards assaulting a worker who failed to show his identification when entering a dormitory, according to local NGOs.
via Riot Strikes Chinese City Where the iPhone 5 Was Reportedly Made | …
Video: Here’s How iPads Are Made at the Foxconn Factory
You may have caught ABC’s edition of Nightline where anchor Bill Weir was allowed previously-forbidden access to the factory floor of Foxconn to witness workers assembling Apple products.
Now, a new video by American Public …
Apple Agrees to Labor Reforms After ‘Serious’ Foxconn Violations
After months of growing scrutiny over its labor practices, Apple has agreed to implement reforms following an independent audit that discovered major violations in the sprawling Chinese factories that produce iPhones and iPads.
via Apple Agrees to Labor Reforms After ‘Serious’ Foxconn Violations | Business | TIME.com.
Mike Daisey Defends His Actions in This American Life Controversy
“In the last forty-eight hours I have been equated with Stephen Glass, James Frey, and Greg Mortenson,” writes Mike Daisey in his most recent blog post.
“Given the tenor of the condemnation, you would think I had concocted an …
5 Revelations in This American Life‘s Foxconn Retraction Episode
On Friday, This American Life caused quite a stir when it announced it was retracting its report on Apple supplier Foxconn, adapted from Mikey Daisey’s one-man show “The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs.” The show, broadcast …
This American Life Retracts Story About Apple in China, Says Mike Daisey ‘Lied’
Why someone would fabricate information about human rights violations involving Apple in China is anyone’s guess, but according to Public Radio International essay-style weekly This American Life, that’s just what happened during …
ABC’s ‘Nightline’ Goes Inside Facilities of Apple Supplier Foxconn
It looks like media pressure has prompted Apple supplier Foxconn to do something unprecedented — open up its factories to ABC’s Nightline. The program will air tomorrow, Tuesday, February 21, at 11:35pm EST.
As Forbes points …
Apple Manufacturer Foxconn Gives Workers Pay Raise
Reacting to intense criticism of its labor practices, Foxconn has decided to raise the pay of its junior level employees by 16-25%. According to Reuters, workers will now make 1,800 yuan (US$285) a month with a raise to 2,200 …
Apple to Let Inspectors into Foxconn Factories in China
Apple continues to try and salvage its good name in the aftermath of a damning New York Times story that listed numerous labor abuses at its factories throughout China. Last month the company released a list of its more than 150 …
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