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Whoopsie Daisey: This American Life episode on Foxconn's iPad factories 'partially fabricated,' retracted

by Steven Sande (Mar 16th, 2012)

Last month, we reviewed Mike Daisey's "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs", a monologue in which the storyteller opines on his trip to China and his time with workers in a Foxconn iPad plant. Daisey's story was the basis of an episode of PRI's "This American Life," and now the show has ...

Foxconn to hire safety, lifestyle pros at Apple factory

by Steven Sande (Mar 14th, 2012)

Life appears to be getting better for the thousands of workers who build our favorite Apple devices in China. Foxconn, the company that builds iPhones and iPads for Apple, is now hiring for several positions that are related to oversight of safety and lifestyle issues at its facilities. According ...

Apple's China audits don't inspire the same from other companies

by Steven Sande (Feb 27th, 2012)

As TUAW has reported previously, Apple is working with the Fair Labor Association on a study of working conditions at supplier factories. The independent audits are attempting to determine areas where workers may be exposed to poor or dangerous working or living conditions so that changes can be ...

Protesters aimed to deliver new letter to Apple during shareholders meeting

by Mike Schramm (Feb 23rd, 2012)

Protestors delivered letters to Apple Stores around the world asking Apple to re-examine its use of Foxconn production factories overseas. Apple decided (relatedly or otherwise) to step up its inspections of those factories, so you probably won't be surprised to hear that protestors planned to do ...

Daily Update for February 23, 2012

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Feb 23rd, 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 (requires ...

Apple responds to ABC News' Foxconn report

by Dave Caolo (Feb 23rd, 2012)

Earlier this week, ABC News aired a Nightline report that explored the Shenzhen Foxconn factory where Apple products are assembled. Now, Apple, Foxconn, and the Fair Labor Association (FLA) have all issued statements in response to the report. At one point, Nightline reporter Bill Weir asked ...

Mike Daisey's "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs" available under an open license

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 22nd, 2012)

Mike Daisey is making headlines with The Agony and The Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, a stirring monologue about his love of Apple and disappointment with working conditions in Apple's supplier factories. Daisey's monologue details his trip to China and his time with workers from Foxconn's Shenzhen plant. ...

Factory workers claim Foxconn hid underage employees prior to inspection

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 22nd, 2012)

No doubt you watched Nightline's special edition about Shenzhen's Foxconn factory where workers assemble iPhones, iPads and Macs. If you missed it, you can watch it online at ABC's website (US only). As we noted last night, the documentary showed a rather clean Foxconn factory filled with young, ...

ABC's iFactory report shows life at Foxconn

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Feb 22nd, 2012)

Update: You can now watch this full episode on ABC.com. (US only, of course) I just finished watching the ABC Nightline report cleverly named iFactory: Inside Apple. ABC's Bill Weir was given unprecedented access to Foxconn, where iPhones, iPads and Macs are assembled. If you've been following ...

Apple OKs independent environmental audits of suppliers

by Steven Sande (Feb 21st, 2012)

Just yesterday, we reported on Apple's move to renewable energy at the Maiden, North Carolina data center and other facilities. Now USA Today is reporting that Apple has given the green light to begin independent environmental audits of the companies that make up the Apple supply chain. Apple ...

Daily Update for February 20, 2012

by Steven Sande (Feb 20th, 2012)

Video from ABC's Nightline report inside Foxconn

by Dave Caolo (Feb 20th, 2012)

ABC New's Nightline will air what they're calling an "unprecedented" look inside Foxconn's Chinese factories that manufacture several Apple products. The report will air next Next Tuesday, February 21, but a brief glimpse is available now. A promotional piece shows ABC reporter Bill Weir entering ...

ABC News to air firsthand report on Foxconn factories next week

by Michael Rose (Feb 18th, 2012)

Next Tuesday, February 21, the ABC News program Nightline will air an in-person report covering the conditions at Foxconn factories that manufacture Apple products. Per PCWorld's story, Apple arranged "exclusive access" for Nightline anchor Bill Weir to tour the factories, meet with workers and ...

New York Times seems to fall from Apple's favor (Updated)

by Mel Martin (Feb 17th, 2012)

Update: Both David Pogue and Andy Ihnatko responded to our request for comment about when they got briefed on Mountain Lion. Pogue did receive an advance briefing and a loaner laptop. See below for details. The New York Times appears to be pouting a bit, according to the Washington Post, because ...

Foxconn raises Chinese worker wages

by Mike Schramm (Feb 17th, 2012)

Foxconn has been back in the news lately for an investigation, commenced by Apple's request, into its worker practices. Perhaps influenced by those actions (though perhaps not), Foxconn has raised some of its pay levels by 16 to 25 percent. Depending on the worker and the results of some testing, ...