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The largest cellular company in the world treats its employees with very cruel

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The largest cellular company in the world treats its employees with very cruelThe largest cellular company in the world treats its employees with very cruel

News24xx.com -  China Labor Watch (CLW) made a very surprising report. The research that they do is related to the products that produced by the company to the employee's health. The factory is the iPhone assembly plant in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China.


From their findings, it's found the fact that many iPhone employees who work too long, have the risk of exposure to harmful chemicals.

In addition, the factory where they assemble the iPhone also dispose of contaminated water chemicals into the public sewer.


As a result from the harmful effects of these chemicals, they must be treated in hospital. About 90 employees of iPhone assemblers at Catcher Technology Factory, China must getting treatment from the leakage of hazardous materials including sulfur and phosphorus.


The majority of Apple products are assembled in Catcher itself ie frame of iPhone 8, case keyboard for Macbook, and some other computer products.


The CLW report is evidenced by employees' working hours that more than 70 hours in a month, or more than 15 hours per week.

Whereas the labor law in China said the overtime hours in one month is should not be more than 36 hours. iPhone assemblers employees are also paid with a cheap price for one hour that is only USD 2 per hour or about IDR 26 thousand.

The results of the investigation also shows the iPhone employees must stand up while working for hours to assemble the smartphone and installing the iPhone metal frame 8.

Many eyewitnesses call the lack of protective equipment from metal chips, make oil contamination to their eye.


The investigator is also said that they get affected by the chemical and feel that ther eyesight was diminished, eye pain and red eyes with constantly even up to a month after left the factory.


And no emergency exits are available, only one-door access that very narrow.


Related to this case, Apple is spoke up and said if that claim was not accurate. Whereas before, Apple promised to pay attention to the health of iPhone employees who work in the factory in 2014. But until 3 years, Apple has not been able to overcome the problem.

Apple claims to have sent a team to the factory in China after it received the report.


Reported by Value Walk on Wednesday, January 17, 2018, said that Apple has interviewed more than 150 employees and they found no evidence if Catcher violates their company standards.


And Apple also stated that they side remains to dedicated to doing anything to protect their employees and to give positive impact on the environment.

 

 

 

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