Former employees say Apple stood by while suppliers violated Chinese labor laws
Apple Factory Apple has been complicit in its suppliers' violations of Chinese labor laws, according to a report from The Information. Suppliers have periodically filled their factories with temporary workers or dispatch labor," violating a Chinese labor law requiring no more than 10 percent of a factory's workers be temporary employees.
Much like in the US, temporary employees in China receive lower pay and fewer benefits, and they've become increasingly common as interest in factory jobs has shrunk according to The Information's sources. The law limiting the use of dispatch labor came into effect in 2014, and that year Apple conducted a survey of its suppliers in China to determine how many already complied. The company found that among 362...