Foxconn

Apple now selling iPhone 4 handsets made in Brazil

By Andrew Wray, Wednesday, Feb 29, 2012 a 11:10 pm

It looks like Apple has started selling iPhone 4 units produced out of Foxconn's new Brazilian manufacturing plant, which has been up and running since late 2011. According to photos released by Portuguese news site Meio Bit, the iPhone 4's in question appear to be the lower-end 8GB variation, with unit stamps indicating Apple may have only begun selling them just a few short weeks ago.

Apple and Foxconn offer ABC clarifications on iFactory tour report

By Simon Sage, Thursday, Feb 23, 2012 a 10:38 am

The other night, ABC's Nightline got to investigate the humanitarian conditions of Apple's factories, and though there were certainly some interesting findings, there are a few details that Apple and Foxconn wanted to clarify.

Nightline goes inside Apple's Chinese iFactory

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 a 10:19 am

Nightline has aired their well publicized "exclusive look inside Apple's factory in China", which follows a month of media, environmental, and social scrutiny of the Chinese factory system.

Foxconn buildings covered in suicide nets, though most workers are just sleepy and bored

By Simon Sage, Monday, Feb 20, 2012 a 12:12 pm

Although Nightline reports that there are nets just about everywhere at Foxconn to catch anyone trying to commit suicide, depression is apparently not that common. The counseling center is sparsely used, and most of the workers were simply tired from their 10-to-12-hour shifts.

Apple grants ABC's Nightline exclusive access to their suppliers' factories in China

By Chris Parsons, Saturday, Feb 18, 2012 a 9:05 am

Responding to the ongoing controversy surrounding working conditions in Chinese factories, Apple has granted ABC News and their Nightline series exclusive access to go inside Foxconn and take a look around. Nightline new anchor Bill Weir has gone to Shenzhen China with film crew in tow to bring back the visual documentation of what exactly happens there.

Fair Labor Association says China iPad and iPhone factory conditions are more acceptable than most

By Andrew Wray, Wednesday, Feb 15, 2012 a 12:54 pm

Apple recently requested that the Fair Labor Association conduct audits of its assembly suppliers, with Foxconn being a focus due to recent media attention surrounding the working conditions there. The FLA has now indicated that general conditions within Foxconn's iPad and iPhone production facilities have better overall ratings than most other assembly vendors in the business.

Apple welcomes Fair Labor Association voluntary inspections to its Foxconn assembly lines

By chrisoldroyd, Monday, Feb 13, 2012 a 10:54 am

Apple has voluntarily requested that the Fair Labor Association conduct special audits of its final assembly suppliers. Apple has moved very quickly following the damning report by the New York Times last month where workers’ rights and safety whilst working on the manufacture and assembly of Apple products was in question.