1,000 workers strike at Apple keyboard supplier over long hours

1,000 workers at a factory in southern China that provides IBM and Apple with components, including keyboards, went on strike this week complaining of overtime requirements. The employees blocked the local highway during the strike to attract public attention to nightly overtime demands, common workplace injuries, layoffs of older workers, lack of benefits and verbal abuse by managers. The strike was halted after the company officials agreed to reduce overtime at the plant.

In a statement regarding the issue, the rights group called on Apple to "take responsibility, as there are more than 300 workers working on the Apple keyboard assembly line."

A couple of weeks ago we reported that Apple representatives met with five Chinese environmental groups to discuss pollution of its suppliers and Apple responsibilities. Among 27 alleged Apple suppliers that environmental groups had identified as excessive polluters, Apple told groups that only 15 of them were actual suppliers for the company. Apple has asked 11 of the 15 to reform and has promised to communicate with the other four.

Apple is said to conduct regular audit of its suppliers to check their working conditions and environmental impact. Last year, the company conducted over 100 such audit. This-year audit of Apple’s suppliers revealed a large number of underage workers and one case of bribery.

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