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Audit Finds Foxconn Seriously Violated Chinese Labour Law

by CFO Innovation Asia Staff, 30 March 2012
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Foxconn Technology Group has seriously violated Chinese labour laws, finds an audit of the biggest maker of Apple Inc. devices.

 

According to Bloomberg, assesors have uncovered cases of employees working longer hours and more days in a row than allowed by Fair Labor Association standards and Chinese law.

 

FLA says Foxconn has pledged to bring hours in line with legal limits by July 2013 and compensate its more than 1.2 million employees for overtime lost due to the shorter work week.

 

To meet its commitments, Foxconn must hire, train and house tens of thousands of workers to assemble products for Apple, Dell Inc. (DELL), Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) and other customers, the FLA said.

 

“We appreciate the work the FLA has done to assess conditions at Foxconn and we fully support their recommendations,” Cupertino, California-based Apple said in an e-mailed statement obtained by Bloomberg. “Empowering workers and helping them understand their rights is essential.”

 

The official Xinhua News Agency reported that during a March 27 meeting in Beijing, Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang told Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook that multinational companies should pay more attention to caring for workers and share development opportunities.

 

 

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