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Monday, Jan 16, 2012 at 6:02 AM
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By Scott McGrew

Apple: Suppliers Work People Too Hard

Apple: Suppliers Work People Too Hard

Criticism around human rights and poor working conditions prompt Apple to release their internal reports. Read »

Friday, Jan 13, 2012 at 10:54 AM
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By Sajid Farooq

Apple Opens Up Plant to Outside Monitors

Apple Opens Up Plant to Outside Monitors

After a threat of mass suicides and 15 actual tragedies, Apple has agreed to open up its Chinese plant to outside monitors. Read »

Friday, Jan 13, 2012 at 10:09 AM
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By Travis Andrews

300 Foxconn Employees Threatened Suicide

300 Foxconn Employees Threatened Suicide

You may think your boss is a bit of a blowhard, but when was the last time you threatened suicide over the way s/he treats you? Well, that's exactly what 300 employees of Foxconn, the Taiwan-based contract... Read »

Tuesday, Dec 20, 2011 at 11:13 AM
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By Barbara E. Hernandez

iPad Factory Explosion May Lessen Apple's Supply

iPad Factory Explosion May Lessen Apple's Supply

An explosion at a Chinese iPad factory my mean iPad shortages for Apple. Read »

Monday, Aug 1, 2011 at 2:35 PM
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By Kevin Hall

Apple Contractor to Replace Workers With Robots

Apple Contractor to Replace Workers With Robots

In what is probably the most large-scale and visible replacement of human workers with robots, Tawainese-based gadget maker Foxconn has announced that it will supplant its human workforce with one million robots... Read »

Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 7:16 AM
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By Jason Middleton

Deadly Explosion at Apple's Plant in China

Deadly Explosion at Apple's Plant in China

Two dead, 16 injured according to reports. Read »

Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 11:19 AM
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By Sajid Farooq

Apple Can't Keep Up With iPad 2 Demands

Apple Can't Keep Up With iPad 2 Demands

As if Apple wasn't having enough trouble dealing with the storm of people demanding an iPad 2, the company now has to deal with shortages stemming from the Japanese tsunami. Read »

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 at 6:15 PM
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By Sajid Farooq

Foxconn Forces Employees to Sign No Suicide Pact

Foxconn Forces Employees to Sign No Suicide Pact

Perhaps one of the biggest knocks on Apple's products is the condition some of its workers are forced to operate under. Read »

Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 5:32 AM
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By Barbara E. Hernandez

Foxconn Production Slows, Apple's Stock Rating Falls

Foxconn Production Slows, Apple's Stock Rating Falls

News that Apple's manufacturer Foxconn is slowing production has analysts worried it means a drop in market share. Read »

Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 5:32 AM
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By Sajid Farooq

Apple Sent Tim Cook to China, Encourages Suicide Nets at Foxconn: Report

Apple Sent Tim Cook to China, Encourages Suicide Nets at Foxconn: Report

Company report shows how Apple tried to deal with suicide problem at one of its suppliers. Read »

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