Apple Inc vs China
I came across a Bloomberg article that I found absolutely tantalizing. Apple Inc. is forcing Chinese companies that make their Ipods and other products, to pay workers overtime that they deserve. It seems that some Chinese companies routinely agree to pay their workers overtime when they negotiate with Western partners but then "forget" about it. Apple Inc., which relies on Chinese manufacturers for its iPhones and iPod music players, found 45 of the 83 factories it audited last year didn’t pay proper overtime and 23 provided less than minimum wage, according to its 2009 progress report on supplier responsibility. The Cupertino, California-based company required them to adjust practices to ensure correct payments, it said in the report. [via Bloomberg] ...