Friday, June 16, 2006

The flip side of iPod manufacturing

Author: raj
Category: Current Affairs

Apple Investigates Allegations Of Poor Work Conditions in China

The Cupertino, Calif.-based company was responding to a report by a British newspaper, the Mail on Sunday, that alleged workers at an unnamed iPod factory were paid as little as £27 (US$50) a month to work 15-hour shifts making the music players.

Apple’s iconic iPod players are made abroad, mainly in China. The company has sold more than 50 million of the devices since its debut in 2001.

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