Bloomberg BusinessWeek: Apple supplier serious exploitation of workers

   
         
November 8 news in the morning Beijing time, according to the Bloomberg BusinessWeek reported, iPhone 5 release last year, Apple (512.49,-8.43,-1.62%) supplier Flextronics has appeared in South-East Asia event in serious exploitation of workers, even forcing a lot of heavy debt on the backs of workers.

This article elaborates the Flextronics company looking for workers to help Apple iPhone camera 5 details. According to the Bloomberg BusinessWeek reported, the company in Indonesia, Cambodia, Myanmar, Viet Nam and Nepal in poor areas with the recruitment of a large number of employees to meet the iPhone 5 camera supplies. In order to accomplish this task, the recruiter also hired much intermediaries, and these intermediaries is to provide job opportunities for the high fees charged to the workers – usually equivalent to one year's salary, and the corresponding payment of interest.

It is reported that these workers also give passport to the intermediary, in order to ensure that they can use wages to pay off high cost debts. It was reported that Flextronics had hired an external organization to investigate the matter. An Apple spokesman also said, would ensure that workers pay due.

Flextronics Malaysia 1500 workers at the plant, many are being forced to sell land to pay off debts, but must work through intermediaries to find new talent and paid off the debt.

Apple said it will be vigorous investigation into the matter. While reporting the Flextronics factory is no longer mentioned in Apple's supply chain, but the company said: "these allegations are still very serious, Flextronics had hired a third-party investigation, and full compensation for intermediary fee charged to the worker. We will also actively follow up on the matter to ensure employees get compensated. ”mobile dvr car dvr vehicle dvr