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Article | 20/05/2013 Foxconn reports three possible suicides at factories in China
Three workers at Foxconn factories in China have fallen to their deaths in recent weeks and police are investigating, according to the company.
Article | 17/05/2013 Progress at Foxconn factories, but working hours still exceed Chinese laws
Employees at the Chinese factories of Apple supplier Foxconn continue to work beyond the country's legal limit of 49 hours a month, according to a rep...
Article | 28/02/2013 Samsung denies charges of underage labor in China following complaint in France
Samsung Electronics has rejected allegations that underage workers are assembling its products after three NGOs filed a complaint with a French prosec...
Article | 22/02/2013 Apple supplier penalized for polluting nearby river in China
An Apple supplier known for making iPads has been penalized by Chinese authorities for turning a nearby river in Shanghai "white" after dumping pollut...
Article | 8/02/2013 HP to limit student labor in Chinese factories with new guidelines
Hewlett-Packard has issued new guidelines to limit the use of student labor at its supplier factories in China, in what it claimed was the first of it...