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Foxconn iPhone factory faces new labor issues

by Dave Caolo (Sep 11th, 2012)

Electronics manufacturer Foxconn has come under fire again, specifically in the Chinese factory that assembles Apple's iPhones. The New York Times reports that the company has been accused of "compelling" students to work at its assembly plant, a charge that Foxconn denies. Foxconn claims ...

One year of Tim Cook as CEO of Apple

by Steven Sande (Aug 24th, 2012)

Exactly one year ago today, Tim Cook took over the leadership of Apple from Steve Jobs. CNET's Josh Lowensohn reports that his first year at the company has been a huge success. Not everyone believed that Cook, who had filled in for Jobs twice during his battle with pancreatic cancer, would ...

Daily Update for August 22, 2012

by Steven Sande (Aug 22nd, 2012)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

Fair Labor Association reports on Apple, Foxconn progress

by Steven Sande (Aug 22nd, 2012)

The Fair Labor Association, a "collaborative effort of universities, civil society organizations and socially responsible companies dedicated to protecting workers' rights around the world," has been working with Apple on audits and recommendations to keep workers at supplier Foxconn's plants ...

Catch a glimpse of an iPhone assembly line

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (May 26th, 2012)

Chinese news site ifeng has managed to boldly go where few, including Apple CEO Tim Cook, have gone before -- inside of the Zhengzhou Foxconn facility to get a peek at how iPhones are made. There's nothing new that we haven't seen on ABC's Nightline regarding the factory, as The Verge points ...

Foxconn to build new plant for iPhone screens with Sharp's help

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 25th, 2012)

Sharp and Hon Hai Precision, parent company of Foxconn, are partnering to improve the LCD manufacturing process for the iPhone. A report by Reuters points to Nikkei business daily report that says Sharp is helping Foxconn outfit a new Chengdu plant with the latest LCD manufacturing technology. ...

Apple to seek new life for iPhone 3GS in emerging markets

by Steven Sande (May 21st, 2012)

The iPhone 3GS is still being sold in the US and other countries, but by the time the next-generation iPhone appears later this year the 3GS will be getting a little long in the tooth. Jefferies & Company analyst Peter Misek says that Apple has apparently signed a deal with a global ...

Foxconn building new production line for Apple products

by Steven Sande (May 21st, 2012)

Apple must be expecting record sales of new and existing products, as manufacturing partner Foxconn has announced a US$210 million investment in a new production line in the Chinese city of Huai'an in Jiangsu province. The new line is expected to be cranking out unspecified Apple products by ...

Daily Update for May 10, 2012

by Steven Sande (May 10th, 2012)

Apple, Foxconn to share cost of factory improvement

by Dave Caolo (May 10th, 2012)

Foxconn chief Terry Gou said that his company and Apple will share the costs of improving labor conditions at the Chinese factory that assembles many of Apple's products. Gou did not reveal the amount to be spent or how it would be divided between Apple and Foxconn. Last February, Foxconn ...

Foxconn Brazil workers reportedly threaten to strike

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 27th, 2012)

According to a report from TechGuru, workers in Foxconn's Brazil plant are threatening to strike. Factory workers in a Jundiai, Brazil plant cite overcrowded buses, poor quality food and lack of water as their primary complaints. The United Steelworkers of Jundiaí and Region said Foxconn ...

Apple supplier shows 95% overtime compliance in March 2012

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 19th, 2012)

Apple maintains a supplier responsibly report on its website and recently added some new statistics that show overtime working conditions are improving in its factories. Noticed by The Next Web, Apple is now seeing 95 percent compliance with its 60-hour work week requirement. This is up from 89 ...

Marketplace's Rob Schmitz interviews Foxconn workers, shows how an iPad is made

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 12th, 2012)

Marketplace reporter Rob Schmitz visited a Foxconn factory in Shenzhen, China. In the latest report in an on-going series, Schmitz talks to the workers and re-tells their stories. Many employees talk about overbearing supervisors and the extreme poverty faced by the Chinese people in the rural ...

Marketplace reporter visits Foxconn factory in China

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 9th, 2012)

Marketplace's China correspondent Rob Schmitz is known as the man who uncovered the falsehoods about Foxconn factory conditions being told by Mike Daisey in his play, The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs. As a follow-up to the report, Schmitz got an inside look at a Foxconn factory in ...

Apple supplier Hon Hai Precision Industry to "significantly" raise wages

by Steven Sande (Apr 5th, 2012)

Workers at Taiwanese plants run by Hon Hai Precision Industry -- the parent company of iPad and iPhone manufacturer Foxconn -- will begin to see some benefit of the popularity of the Apple products they manufacture in the form of "significantly" higher wages. The company is doing this primarily ...