Apple Says Supplies Don't Come From War Zones New York Times - 17 hours ago
In its supplier responsibility report, Apple also said that it was trying to put an end to excessively long workweeks. It said that last year it drove suppliers to an average of 95 percent compliance with its standard for a maximum workweek of 60 hours, up from 92 percent compliance the previous year.  A map in Apple's supplier responsibility report shows where the company's suppliers are distributed around the world. Apple “Workweeks exceeding 60 hours have been a persistent problem for the electronics industry, and reducing excessive overtime remains a priority for Apple,” the company said in its report. “We limit workweeks to 60 hours, except in unusual circumstances. And all overtime must be absolutely voluntary.” Apple said it was investing in helping workers throughout its supply chain better understand their rights. It said that last year, more than 280,000 people at 18 supplier sites took courses offered through its free education program, and suppliers trained about 1.5 million workers on their rights. Apple released a list of its major suppliers as part of its supplier responsibility report for the first time two years ago, following other corporations like Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Nike, which have released similar lists. This is the eighth such report that Apple has released. The company started conducting audits and publishing reports in 2007 after media reports of poor working conditions at Foxconn, a Chinese manufacturer of products for Apple, Sony, Microsoft and others. Apple’s 2011 report showed that 137 workers had been seriously injured after cleaning iPad screens with n-hexane, a toxic chemical that can cause nerve damage and paralysis. The year before, there were several suicides among workers at Foxconn. http://www.google.ca/gwt/x?gl=CA <http://www.google.ca/gwt/x?gl=CA&hl=en-CA&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/14/technology/apple-says-supplies-dont-come-from-war-zones.html%3Fhpw%26rref%3Dbusiness&q=apple+says+supplies+don%27t+come+from+war+zones> &hl=en-CA&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/14/technology/apple-says-supplies-dont-come-from-war-zones.html%3Fhpw%26rref%3Dbusiness&q=apple+says+supplies+don%27t+come+from+war+zones EM On the 49th Parallel Thé Mulindwas Communication Group "With Yoweri Museveni and Dr. Kiiza Besigye Uganda is in anarchy" Kuungana Mulindwa Mawasiliano Kikundi "Pamoja na Yoweri Museveni na Dk. Kiiza Besigye Uganda ni katika machafuko"
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