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23 Oct 2012

Author:
Students & Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour (SACOM) [Hong Kong]

iPad Mini-mizes Labour Rights [China]

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...Disappointingly, labour rights abuses are widespread at Riteng. The problems are rooted in the purchasing practice of Apple and in its ineffective monitoring system...Excessive overtime...Unpaid overtime...Abusive use of student workers...Cheating on social insurance...Exploiting dispatched labour...Pressuring injured workers...Hazardous working environment...Apple is root problem of the violations...only if workers can form genuine unions to defend their rights, working conditions can be improved. Equally important, Apple must raise the unit price and prolong the delivery time, so workers do not need to have excessive overtime to earn a living. Apple should also provide remedies to the workers for its negligence in enforcing labour rights standards.

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