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FLA Auditor Finds Numerous Issues in Apple Supplier Foxconn’s Chinese Factory

The Fair Labor Association has uncovered a number of issues that need to be addressed at Foxconn's Shenzhen factory, according to report.

Foxconn Increases Wages for Entry-level Workers

Chinese Parliament Set to Focus on Resolving Labour Concerns

Foxconn, Apple's major product manufacturer, announced, Friday, new wage increases for the junior level workers, boosting them up by 16-25 percent.

iPad Maker Foxconn Lifts China Workers Pay Again

Worker at work during a night shift in Foxconn's new factory in Zhengzhou, Henan province in central China

Foxconn Technology Group, the top maker of Apple Inc's iPhones and iPads whose factories are under scrutiny over labor practices, has raised wages of its Chinese workers by 16-25 percent from this month, the third rise since 2010.

Fair Labor Association: 'Boredom' Caused Apple Factory Suicides?

The Fair Labor Association (FLA) has embarked on a study of the working conditions in factories run by eight of Apple's suppliers in China, according reports by Reuters. Auret van Heerden, president of the FLA, noted that the working environment imposed onto the workers, which inevitably perpetuates boredom, could have contributed to the tragic suicides. After several days' worth of visits to the facility, Heerden commended that the conditions were not as slave-like as reported previously....

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Customers buy Apple products inside the newest Apple Store during its opening on the East Balcony in the main lobby of New York City's Grand Central Station

Apple Stock Price Hits $500 Per Share for First Time

Apple's stock price hit $500 per share for the first time on Monday, peaking at $503.83 in yet another sign that the company's fortunes continue to rise.

Apple subjects Foxconn, partners to labor scrutiny

Apple Inc said on Monday that a U.S. non-profit labor group has begun an unprecedented inspection of working conditions at its main contract manufacturers, including Foxconn's plants in southern China, as the maker of the IPhone continues to grapple with persistent image problems there.

Apple announced on Monday that the Fair Labor Association has begun its independent audit of Foxconn's factories. It was a necessary move, but it would never have happened without CEO Tim Cook at the helm.

Apple Approves Foxconn Investigation: Why Tim Cook Deserves Credit

Apple issued a press release on Monday announcing that the Fair Labor Association has begun investigating Foxconn's upon Apple's request. It was a necessary move, but it would never have happened without CEO Tim Cook at the helm.

Employees work inside a Foxconn factory in the township of Longhua in the southern Guangdong province in this May 26, 2010 file photo.

Apple, Under Fire, Seeks Fair Labor Probe of Chinese Plants

Apple, under attack for poor labor practices at its Asian contract manufacturers, said it had asked the Fair Labor Association to inspect them.

Rotten Apple: Slave-labor Workers Overseen by Company Director Al Gore

Is there anyone on the planet who hasn't read of the spate of suicides, worker deaths and accidents at the Chinese plants owned by Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industries, better known as Foxconn?

Apple Supplier Hacked: iPhone, iPad Maker Foxconn Hacked over Worker Conditions

On Thursday protestors in the U.S. joined others around the world by handing a 250,000 strong petition to employees at Apple's Grand Central Station store.

iPad 3 Mini about to Challenge Amazon Fire ?

Apple iPad 3 Release Date is Early March: Ethically Produced by Chinese Factory Workers?

Now that the all new Apple iPad 3 has a set release date of early March, the question now is will it be ethically produced by Chinese factory workers at places like Foxconn. Reports of poor working conditions in Chinese factories that make the $500 or more iPad, have forced Apple to confront the possibility it may have to intervene or at least make an effort to investigate the charges.

Foxconn Server Hacked and Internal Information Leaked by SwaggSec

Hacker group SwaggSec has hacked one of Foxconn's servers, leaking the company's internal information such as usernames and passwords for clients and employees, according to a statement SwaggSec has posted.

Workers at Foxconn, one of Apple's biggest foreign supply chains, have complained about "military-like" working conditions, characterized by repetitive work and 60-hour weeks. The employee sentiment is "obey or leave."

Slaving for Apple iPhone 5: Foxconn Workers Describe Terrible Work Conditions

After two stories detailed Apple's overseas operations, CNN released a report on Monday that features an 18-year-old female college student by the name of Miss Chen, who works overtime at Foxconn building iPads even though she had never seen one of Apple's finished tablets before.

Wall Street analysts struggle to predict Apple

By day, Robert Leitao manages a Catholic church in Southern California. By night, he indulges his other passion: predicting Apple Inc's results.

Apple iPhone 5 Release Date Set for June 2012: WWDC to Host Launch Event [REPORT]

Apple is expected to reveal the iPhone 5 at the Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC) 2012, which will take place in San Francisco from June 6 to June 10. The new phone is said to feature a bigger screen and 4G LTE.

The prototype for the new Apple iPod Nano with a built-in camera (left), sits next to a modern iPod Nano model. Apple's patent application for such a device was published in November 2011.

Apple Leaks Next iPod Nano: Photos Reveal Return of the Camera

Apple's seventh-generation iPod Nano will reportedly come with a built-in camera. Rumors of this feature were known about a year ago, but with newer photos and Apple patenting the device, it's a near-certainty that the next iPod Nano will record still and video images.

Jobseekers pass their resumes to representatives from Foxconn at a job fair in Zhengzhou

iPhone 5 Production Set to Begin: Numerous Chinese Job Seekers Line up in Front of Foxconn Doors

Even as the protests against Apple's workers mistreatment practice are surging incessantly, there are still thousands of Chinese job seekers who are lining up in front of the gates of Foxconn, the company's major product manufacturer in China, hoping that they will be hired to work on iPhone 5 production.

iPhone 5 will be 'Ethical' or Not?

The protests against Apple's worker mistreatment practice are surging wave upon wave. A recent online petition demands the tech giant to take further steps in protecting workers and make its next iPhone the first ethical iPhone.

Sharp expects record net loss as TV woes spur LCD

Sharp Corp forecast a record 290 billion yen ($3.8 billion) net loss for the year to March after posting surprise quarterly losses as a slump in TV sales forced it to halve output at a western Japan LCD plant.

Sharp to halve LCD panel output at Osaka

Sharp Corp will halve its LCD panel output at its Sakai facility in Osaka in Japan, marking its second deep production cut in a year, hurt by slumping television demand, the Nikkei business daily said.

Apple CEO Tim Cook Defends the Company from 'Worker Mistreatment' Claims

Apple CEO Tim Cook sent an email to the employees, Thursday, claiming the company cares about the worker's welfare, after the New York Times published, Wednesday, a lengthy report about the terrible working conditions in the major Apple product manufacturer Foxconn.

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks at Apple headquarters in Cupertino

Apple iPad Factory Violations in China: Tim Cook Says, 'Not Who We Are'

Apple celebrated the second birthday of the iPad on Friday, but the tablet's success has been overshadowed by a recent report from the New York Times that exposes labor violations at Apple's supply chain in China.

iPhone 5 Rumors: Next-Gen iPhone with 4-inch Display Likely This Summer, No Teardrop Form Factor

The rumors surrounding Apple's next generation iPhone have been around for quite some time now. On top of that, a new report, based on information from a reliable source at Foxconn in China, spiced up the whole plot. The report says the iPhone 5 - or whatever Apple would like to name it - is ready for production and is likely to hit stores in the summer.

iPhone 5 Features and Possible Release Divulged by Manufacturing Company Foxconn

Electronics manufacturing company Foxconn revived the buzz for the soon-to-be-eventually released Apple iPhone 5 on Wednesday when one worker in China divulged production details of the device, including features, specs and a possible release date for the next generation iPhone.