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Apple is the first and only technology company to be admitted to the Fair Labor Association, and we are dedicated to protecting every worker in our supply chain. Apple iPhones advertised at a shop in China, where it is claimed cheaper versions are being produced under illegal and abusive conditions. The new cheaper iPhone that Apple will unveil to a global audience on Tuesday is being produced under illegal and abusive condition in Chinese factories owned by one of America's largest manufacturing businesses, investigators and the working station. Workers are asked to stand for 12-hour shifts with just two 30-minute breaks, six days a week, the non-profit organisation China Labor Watch ha claimed. In the work station, Staffs are allegedly working without adequate protective equipment, at risk from chemicals, noise and lasers, for an average of 69 hours a week. One of the company in Apple has a self-imposed limit of 60 working hours a week. In China, the problems were uncovered at a plaint in Wuxi, near Shanghai, where Apple's first low-cost handset, dubbed the iPhone at 5C, is being produced. The Plant is owned by Florida-based Jabil circuit, a US company with 60 plants in 33 countries including Scotland, and a turnover of $17 billion a year. Jabil said it had uncovered problems last month and was taking immediate steps to investigate the allegations. Apple said its experts were "already on site" to look into the claims. "It is the duty of national governments to regulate the conduct of their companies abroad." China Labour watch argued that. " The US government also shares in the reponsibility for labour abuses committed by US companies manufacturing in China." Jabil has 30, 000 employees at Wuxi, where cases for the colourful iPhone 5C are being. The majority are hired indirecly through employment agencies, the investigators claim. Local laws set limit of 30% agency workers in any company's workfoce to prevent the exploitation of staff. The report, published on Thursday, is based on interviews with about 90 employees and evidence from an undercover investigator who worked at wuxi for a month. In the work station, female workers were asked to take pregnancy tests, which would be both against chinese law and a breach of the code of practice imposed last year by Apple on all its suppliers.
Apple has made efforts to improve conditions in the factories where its products are assembled after uproar over the treatment of workers at the Vast Foxconn factories, where iPhones are assembled. We believe in transparency and accountability, both for our suppliers and ourselves."