Concern over human cost overshadows iPad launch - Asia, World – The Independent
The American electronics giant Apple was investigating damaging allegations last night that Chinese workers making its new iPad device were subjected to such “inhumane” treatment that some of them took their own lives by jumping off factory roofs.Documents seen by 
The Independent reveal there are widespread failures by Apples suppliers to respect standards on labour rights and safety specified by the company, which had sales of £30bn last year.An update to the US firms supplier codes in February revealed that a majority of its 102 facilities flouted its “rigorous” rules on working hours, which include a weekly limit of 60 hours a week – equivalent to 12 hours a day. Some 39 per cent broke rules on workplace injury prevention and 30 per cent broke guidelines on the management of toxic chemicals.
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I’m a fan of Apple products generally, but the conditions workers experience needs to be a real concern to us all. Physical distance should not and must not create moral distance.
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