19-12-2014 06:00 via feeds.theguardian.com

Apple under fire again for working conditions at Chinese factories

BBC investigation finds excessive hours and other problems persist despite promises to clean up act after Foxconn suicidesWorkers in Chinese factories making Apple products continue to be poorly treated, with exhausted employees falling asleep on their 12-hour shifts, the BBC has said after an undercover investigation.
Reporters who took jobs at the Pegatron factories found workers regularly exceeded 60 hours a week – contravening the company’s guidance – and that standards on ID cards,
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