Labor group says there’s something fishy about Samsung’s child labor claims

Samsung says it's found no evidence of child labor in one of its supplier's factories. China Labor Watch, however, isn't convinced.

Sadly, Apple holds the high ground in electronics manufacturing

Apple has been rightly criticized for the labor conditions in the factories that make its iPhones, iPads and Macs. Apple has vowed to fix those problems. But other manufacturers have done far less.

Apple chief Tim Cook pays a visit to Chinese Foxconn plant

Apple CEO Tim Cook made his first trip on Thursday to a Chinese Foxconn production facility that is charged with making the company’s ultra popular iPhones.

Cook’s visit comes after weeks of accusations that employees of the Foxconn plant(s) were …

Under increasing scrutiny, Apple supplier Foxconn raises worker wages by 16-25%

In a statement released Friday, the Taiwan-based manufacturing giant Foxconn said that base pay for junior workers was being raised to 1800 yuan per month and could go up to 2500 for those who passed a technical examination, reports Reuters.…

Apple’s labor response proves its brand is in danger, critic says

Apple released a statement to the press this morning about new labor condition audits it had asked for at Foxconn, the Cupertino company’s most infamous Chinese manufacturer.

Mike Daisey, an actor and monologist whose reporting and theatrical work has brought …

Following heavy criticism, Apple announces new investigation into Foxconn labor conditions

Last month saw several big stories on poor working conditions at the factories in China where makes Apple products. Chief executive Tim Cook initially responded by saying that Apple had nothing to apologize for. Now Apple has announced a series …