Apple is investigating a provider mill in China for allege Labour irreverence , after a watchdog group exact the facility had been forcing its employees to work long hours meet iPhones .
The party has already sent a “ team of experts ” to look into the claim about the factory in the Chinese metropolis of Wuxi , run by U.S.-based Jabil Circuit , the company said Friday . Jabil has also ship an audited account team to the facility , and added that it was “ troubled ” by the allegations .
On Thursday , China Labor Watchreleased a theme , lay claim that workers at the mill were logging more than 100 hr per calendar month in overtime to build plastic cases for a budget iPhone twist .
The condition at the factory appear to controvert Apple ’s statement that its suppliers are cap the workplace calendar week at only 60 hours , say China Labor Watch , which incriminate Jabil of overwork its doer .
But on Friday , Apple said Jabil has an “ first-class track record book ” of meeting the company ’s high measure on employment status . So far , the deftness has 92 percent compliance with Apple ’s 60 - hour work week limit for this class .
“ An audited account complete sooner this year did detect that some employees had run more than six consecutive day without a day of residue , ” Apple said . But the factory has been go to well modulate the overtime , Apple added .
In its own program line , Jabil said that it would correct any problems chance at the facility , although many of its employees hope the overtime oeuvre . Last month , Jabil bear an audit of the manufactory , and expose some of the violations cited in China Labor Watch ’s report . Efforts have already set about to correct the problem , Jabil tell .
China Labor Watch regularly conducts investigation of Apple supplier factories for labor usurpation . In July , the group released another report decisive of a purpose iPhone factory streamlet by Taiwan - based Pegatron for its say poor working conditions .
