A series of reports has highlighted unfair and unsafe working conditions at Foxconn, which manufactures electronics for companies like Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft. Several companies have responded to the allegations, which include long hours of forced overtime, injuries caused by negligence, and a lack of accountability for violating policies set by Apple and others.
Jul 29, 2013, 7:43 AM UTCAmar Toor
Apple stands by worker rights record after supplier accused of violations
Watchdog says labor abuses at Pegatron violate Chinese law
Jul 18, 2013, 4:07 PM UTCJacob Kastrenakes
Foxconn workers blow off steam at the club after a long day building iPhones
Feb 27, 2013, 6:54 PM UTCBryan Bishop
Some Apple factories still 'sweatshops,' says Chinese watchdog group
Dec 27, 2012, 9:58 AM UTCSam Byford
Foxconn's Apple factories start to show signs of improved working conditions
Sep 24, 2012, 8:42 AM UTCSam Byford
2,000-person riot shuts down Foxconn facility in China, leaves 40 injured
A fight at a Foxconn dormitory this morning escalated into a full-scale brawl between 2,000 people that left 40 injured and the adjoining facility closed.
Sep 6, 2012, 7:50 PM UTCLaura June
Chinese students 'forced' to work on iPhone 5 sent back to school
Reports that Foxconn is forcing students into internships to work on the next iPhone surface in China.
Aug 21, 2012, 11:16 PM UTCScott Lowe
Apple device manufacturer Foxconn on track with work condition improvements, Fair Labor Association reports
Following its initial investigation of Apple supplier Foxconn back in March, the Fair Labor Association (FLA) has released a follow-up report detailing the company's progress in improving work conditions.
May 10, 2012, 4:01 PM UTCAdi Robertson
Foxconn says Apple will help bear cost of better working conditions
Terry Gou, the CEO of Foxconn, recently told reporters that Apple would split the costs of higher wages, more workers, and other improvements in working conditions.
Apr 12, 2012, 1:16 AM UTCJeff Blagdon
How an iPad is made: Daisey critic Rob Schmitz gets exclusive look inside Shenzhen factory (video)
Marketplace correspondent Rob Schmitz has been granted exclusive access by Apple and Foxconn to record the companies' iPad production line at the Longhua factory in Shenzhen.
Mar 30, 2012, 6:28 PM UTCJamie Keene
Foxconn workers unhappy with shorter working weeks
In an interview, workers at Foxconn's chinese plants have expressed concerns that new limits on overtime could negatively affect their income, despite assurances by company bosses
Mar 29, 2012, 8:52 PM UTCRoss Miller
Apple, Foxconn agree to hire 'tens of thousands' new workers and 'clamp down' on overtime
Apple and Foxconn agree to take massive efforts in improving factory conditions, including clamping down on overtime and hiring tens of thousands of new workers to compensate.
Mar 29, 2012, 8:15 PM UTCLaura June
Fair Labor Association releases Apple labor investigation report, details serious worker issues at Foxconn factories
The Fair Labor Association released its audit of the Apple production lines at Foxconn's factories in China.
Mar 20, 2012, 5:34 PM UTCEllis Hamburger
Apple: suppliers actually averaged shorter work weeks during peak iPad production
Apple has revised its Supplier Responsibility homepage to reflect monthly updates about working conditions at its suppliers' factories. Apple's most recent data says that suppliers showed 89 percent compliance with the 60-hour work week rules laid out in Apple's Supplier Code of Conduct.
Mar 16, 2012, 11:30 PM UTCLaura June
Excerpts from 'This American Life' on Mike Daisey: 'Why not just tell us what really happened?'
Mike Daisey comes clean on the lies about Foxconn's iPad factories
Mar 16, 2012, 5:24 PM UTCNilay Patel
'This American Life' retracts episode about Foxconn's iPad factories, says it was 'partially fabricated'
PRI has fully retracted a popular episode of This American Life that focused on working conditions inside a Foxconn iPad factory, calling the source material "partially fabricated." The episode was partially based on the work of artist Mike Daisey, who apparently lied to fact-checkers about his experiences visiting Foxconn's facility.
Feb 23, 2012, 12:55 AM UTCDieter Bohn
Apple, FLA, and Foxconn respond to ABC 'Nightline' report with minor clarifications
Although there may not have been any shocking new revelations from last night's Nightline report on Foxconn's factories, Apple and others have issued some small corrections and statements. The most notable statement comes from Auret van Heerden, CEO of the Fair Labor Association, which Apple recently joined.
Feb 22, 2012, 5:21 AM UTCJoshua Topolsky
What we learned from the 'Nightline' report on Foxconn factories
After teasing the story yesterday, Nightline has aired its report from Foxconn's factories on ABC. In it, host Bill Weir tours the factories and speaks directly with workers
Feb 21, 2012, 2:09 PM UTCJeff Blagdon
Apple to allow third-party environmental inspections, could begin as early as March
USA Today reports that Apple is opening up some of its suppliers' production facilities for independent, third-party audits. The audits could begin as early as March.
Feb 20, 2012, 12:27 PM UTCVlad Savov
ABC visits Foxconn factories for a first-hand look at working conditions
On Tuesday night, ABC will broadcast a special Nightline episode filmed at Foxconn's facilities in Shenzhen and Chengdu, China, exploring the working conditions at that company's factories.
Feb 17, 2012, 11:13 PM UTCChris Ziegler
Apple-requested Foxconn factory inspection revealing 'tons of issues,' FLA boss says
The CEO of the Fair Labor Association has said that his group has found "tons of issues" in an inspection of some of Foxconn's factories this week.
Feb 15, 2012, 10:09 PM UTCLaura June
Apple factory inspectors put positive spin on Foxconn conditions, but watchdogs are skeptical
The president of the Fair Labor Association offers preliminary remarks on the exemplary state of the factories of Foxconn, in comparison with other factories in the world, though the actual inspections have not been carried out and the report will not be issued until March.
Feb 14, 2012, 9:00 PM UTCRoss Miller
Tim Cook promises monthly reports on Apple supplier working conditions
Apple CEO Tim Cook promises that monthly reports on the company's supplier working conditions going forward. He said Apple will be managing conditions at a very micro level and looks to be completely transparent.
Feb 13, 2012, 1:58 PM UTCNathan Ingraham
Foxconn factories under inspection by the Fair Labor Association, at Apple's request
At Apple's request, the Fair Labor Association will begin conducting audits of the company's assembly suppliers, including Foxconn factories in Shenzhen and Chengdu, China.
Feb 9, 2012, 6:22 AM UTCBryan Bishop
Foxconn attacked by hacker group, internal information released
Manufacturing company Foxconn appears to have been hit by a hacking attack, with internal company login and password information leaked onto the internet earlier this evening.
