Tag: workers

Apple says Foxconn uses too many temporary iPhone workers

admin September 9, 2019 Comments Off

Chinese law limits the use of temporary staff to 10% of the workforce, but at times Foxconn has had up to 50%. Apple has not commented on whether Foxconn broke… Read more »

Apple’s Ability to Hire Foreign Workers May Be Impacted by Trump Overhaul of Work-Visa Programs

admin January 30, 2017 Comments Off

United States President Donald Trump and his administration have drafted an executive order that intends to overhaul the work-visa programs that various technology companies — including Apple — rely on… Read more »

Apple investigating deaths of two Foxconn workers amid overtime controversy

admin August 22, 2016 Comments Off

Apple is said to be seeking more information on the deaths of two workers from Foxconn’s iPhone assembly line in Zhengzhou, China. The WSJ reports that one death was an apparent… Read more »