abusesaffiliationarrow-downarrow-leftarrow-rightarrow-upattack-typeburgerchevron-downchevron-leftchevron-rightchevron-upClock iconclosedeletedevelopment-povertydiscriminationdollardownloademailenvironmentexternal-linkfacebookfiltergenderglobegroupshealthC4067174-3DD9-4B9E-AD64-284FDAAE6338@1xinformation-outlineinformationinstagraminvestment-trade-globalisationissueslabourlanguagesShapeCombined Shapeline, chart, up, arrow, graphLinkedInlocationmap-pinminusnewsorganisationotheroverviewpluspreviewArtboard 185profilerefreshIconnewssearchsecurityPathStock downStock steadyStock uptagticktooltiptwitteruniversalityweb
Article

29 Aug 2006

Author:
Reporters Without Borders

Apple Computer urged to intercede for two reporters who exposed bad conditions at supplier’s plants [China] [scroll down to 29 Aug 2006 item]

Reporters Without Borders wrote today to...Apple Computer asking it to intercede with its subcontractor in China, Foxconn [part of Hon Hai], and get it to drop its lawsuit against reporter Wang You and editor Weng Bao... In a 15 June story, they criticised the conditions of workers at a Foxconn plant that assembles [Apple] iPod music players...Foxconn [then] brought a libel suit against them...

Timeline