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Apple bans 'bonded servitude' for factory workers
Source: BBC
12 February 2015 Last updated at 13:48 GMT
Apple bans 'bonded servitude' for factory workers
Apple has banned the practice of bonded labour - where new recruits are charged a fee - from its factories.
In its latest audit of factory conditions, the iPhone maker said that any such fee must be paid by its supplier and not the employee.
Apple began the audits following criticism of the working conditions in some of its factories.
It comes as a report from labour rights group China Labor Watch questioned the low wages earned by some Apple workers.
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Apple bans 'bonded servitude' for factory workers
Apple has banned the practice of bonded labour - where new recruits are charged a fee - from its factories.
In its latest audit of factory conditions, the iPhone maker said that any such fee must be paid by its supplier and not the employee.
Apple began the audits following criticism of the working conditions in some of its factories.
It comes as a report from labour rights group China Labor Watch questioned the low wages earned by some Apple workers.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31438699
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