Apple turns a blind eye to supplier disruption to cope with demand

According to the data The Information, Apple implicated in violation of Chinese labor laws. Its suppliers periodically fill factories with temporary workers – this is prohibited.

China’s labor law stipulates that temporary workers in a factory should be no more than ten %… As in the US, these employees receive lower wages and fewer benefits. According to sources from The Information, the problem is becoming more prevalent as interest in working in factories has declined.

The publication claims that the factory Quantaproducing Apple Watch, hired 5,000 temporary workers to bring the staff up to 18000 people Is exceeding the maximum by 17%… Similar violations were found in factories Pegatron and Foxconn

Apple itself is aware of the situation and, although in some cases it makes reprimands and punishments (for example, for a certain period of time it ends business with the factory), it itself also supports the violations of its partners, since 10% of temporary workers are not enough to cope with a harsh in demand.

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