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July 30, 2013

Apple Supplier Pegatron Accused of Labor Abuses 
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Apple is facing a new round of accusations about labor abuses at
factories in China that make its products. Following reports of employee
suicides and excessive hours at plants run by Foxconn, Apple has
increased its orders to another supplier, Pegatron. But the group China
Labor Watch says it found scores of violations at three Pegatron
factories, including underage labor, insufficient wages and average
shifts amounting to nearly 70 hours per week. The group's executive
director said: "Our investigations have shown that labor conditions at
Pegatron factories are even worse than those at Foxconn factories."

 

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