Apple restated its toast to provide safe working conditions for workers assembling of its product after environmental groups in China free a report criticizing the tech company for fail to be transparent about its suppliers .
“ Apple is committed to check the highest standard of social responsibility throughout our supply base , ” tell Apple spokeswoman Carolyn Wu in a statement . The ship’s company requires all suppliers to sign up to Apple ’s code of conduct before the contracts are made . Compliance is then monitored through mill audit and measures to correct assault .
However , Apple would not flat comment on thereport , which had the backing of 36 environmental radical from China . title “ The Other Side of Apple , ” the report card faulted the technical school titan for failing to respond to inquiries related to the working and environmental conditions at its suppliers , while also refuse to disclose who the company ’s suppliers are . The 26 - page document pointed to suppliers reportedly connected to Apple that had violated environmental regularisation or poisoned workers due to ferment conditions .
“ Apple is so famous for their products . They are stylish and user - friendly . But the fellowship also should take care of the I are who making these product , ” said Wang Jing Jing , vice managing director of the Institute of Environmental and Public Affairs , one the groups behind the report .
Apple has order it is actively working to improve working conditions at its provider ’ facilities , and has even made progress reports usable online . The 2010 progress reportnoted that the society had guide audit of 102 facility the twelvemonth before . The company has also work with the Fair Labor Association to guarantee the suppliers ’ prole are trained in their rights and obligations . “ In world-wide , annual audits of final - forum manufacturers show continued functioning improvements and better working conditions , ” enjoin the account .
Still , the troupe report finding multiple codification violations in 2009 . Some involved the hiring of minor prole , non - certified marketer toss out of wild waste matter , and provider deliberately render falsified record . Apple also reported that at 60 deftness , workers had overstep the hebdomadary workplace bound more than 50 percent of the metre . Apple ’s provider behaviour code fix a utmost of 60 work hr per week .
In spite of Apple ’s efforts , the reputation from the environmental groups say there is a opening between what the company pledge and what it does in reality . Environmental groups and worker get through Apple last yr about concerns with the suppliers , but the troupe withheld from giving concrete feedback about how it would address the problems , Wang pronounce .
“ Apple need to show the public , whether these caller are their supplier , what next step they will take , and whether they will help clean up these companies , ” she added .
The tech company has already received attention for retiring problems with its suppliers in China . Foxconn , a producer of Apple product , took measures last yr to improve workings condition after more than a dozen workers theretried to commit self-annihilation .
