Apple once again faced with violations of workers' rights

Apple once again faced with violations of workers' rights

     Apple once again faces charges relating to violations of the rights of the workers in the factories of one of the largest partners of Apple Pegatron Group. Non-profit organization China Labor Watch accused the three Chinese factories Pegatron in violation "of a large number of international and Chinese laws and standards." New allegations made ​​by non-profit organizations are the same as before - the use of underage workers, as well as overtime which is not paid. However, as Apple, and Pegatron have already said they are familiar with the report of China Labor Watch and "immediately begin to" own investigation. Official statements written in the traditional phrase for such cases that the company "committed to the highest standards of labor discipline" and "very serious violations of workers' rights.

     " Recall that the first Chinese human rights activists literally attacked the company Foxconn - the largest partner of Apple, after workers at the company made ​​a series of suicides. Then the non-profit organizations have said that Foxconn hires students from rural areas underpaid them, the practice of using overtime and other violations of the permit. Today Online China Labor Watch published a statement Lee Kang, director general of the organization, who said that the facilities of Pegatron violations " even worse than Foxconn ".

     According to him, at the company employs workers under 16 years old, and the average time per week is 69 hours. In addition, Li pointed out that the plants Pegatron conditions are such that about 30 out of every 110 factory workers do not stand on the job for more than two months and are fired, so in the company of a giant staff turnover. As Apple previously stated that after the scandals with Foxconn company will very carefully watch their Asian contractors. in China Labor Watch said that in addition to the main violations, the organization also revealed general poor working conditions, poor living conditions in the dormitories for non-resident, of the abuse on the part of management, and active environmental pollution. At Apple announced is now familiar with the allegations and will investigate, and if it turns out that the managers Pegatron really underpaid workers, but will require Apple "settle up" with the staff.