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A report citing worker abuse at Apple supplier Pegatron specifically mentions a low-priced iPhone with a plastic cover.
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Proof of Apple's much-rumored low-cost iPhone may have inadvertantly been spilled in a new report.
Released today by watchdog group China Labor Watch, the new report accuses Apple supplier Pegatron of several worker abuses, including safety violations, poor living conditions, and excessive overtime.
Page 11 of the 62-page report describes Pegatron as assembling cell phones and tablets for Apple. "Its assembled products include iPhone 4, iPhone 4s, iPhone 5, and low-priced plastic iPhones," the report said.
The long, difficult day in the life of one factory worker is detailed further in the report. Page 28 describes that worker's task with the plastic iPhone:
Today's work is to paste protective film on the iPhone's plastic back cover to prevent it from being scratched on assembly lines. This iPhone model with a plastic cover will soon be released on the market by Apple. The task is pretty easy, and I was able to work independently after a five-minute instruction from a veteran employee. It took around a minute to paste protective film on one rear cover. The new cell phone has not yet been put into mass production, so quantity is not as important.
The report's purpose apparently was to find out just how a low-cost iPhone can be produced.
The executive summary specifically states: "Apple is preparing to release a cheap iPhone. Just how does a prosperous company like Apple produce a discounted version of its phones?" Another question asks: "So what is the competitive advantage that Pegatron has utilized to win Apple's order of the cheap iPhone?"
The report goes on to highlight the lavor violations claimed by China Labor Watch, which sent investigators to three Pegatron factories and conducted almost 200 interviews with workers from March to July of this year.
CLW said it found at least 86 labor rights violations, including 36 legal violations and 50 ethical violations, across 15 different categories: dispatch labor abuse, hiring discrimination, women's rights violations, underage labor, contract violations, insufficient worker training, excessive working hours, insufficient wages, poor working conditions, poor living conditions, difficulty in taking leave, labor health and safety concerns, ineffective grievance channels, abuse by management, and environmental pollution.
In response to the report, Apple sent a statement to the Wall Street Journal in which it said it's been in contact with CLW to investigate the allegations. Pegatron CEO Jason Cheng said: "We will investigate [the allegations] fully and take immediate actions to correct any violations to Chinese labor laws and our own code of conduct."
( Via 9to5Mac)
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