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Apple needs to admit it still has a labour problem

Its current approach is not working as unscrupulous suppliers are finding ways to game the auditing process

Published Wed, Jan 17, 2018 · 09:50 PM

Taipei

APPLE needs to do better. For all the talk of cleaning up its supply chain, too many stories keep popping up about poor working conditions and excessive overtime.

Every year at around this time, Apple makes a song and dance about how much it cares for workers and the environment. Fans point out that Cupertino is doing far more than most others in the industry, and they are right.

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