Apple supplier accused of labor violations

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A China labor watchdog has accused Pegatron, a big supplier to Apple, of employing underage workers and pressuring employees to work illegal overtime in its factories.

In a new report, New York-based China Labor Watch said Pegatron’s factories were “violating a great number of international and Chinese laws and standards as well as the standards of Apple’s own social responsibility code of conduct.” In response to the claims, Jason Cheng, Pegatron chief executive, said his company would “investigate fully and take immediate action to correct any violations to Chinese labor laws and our own code of conduct.”


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