Harsh Working Conditions

Amazon needs to do better at taking care of its employees, Jeff Bezos said in his final letter to shareholders as chief executive officer of the online retail giant.

Tens of thousands of ethnic Uighurs were moved to work in conditions suggestive of "forced labour" in factories across China supplying 83 global brands, and Australian think tank said in a report released on Sunday.

Apple and manufacturing partner Foxconn violated a Chinese labour rule by using too many temporary staff in the world’s largest iPhone factory, the companies confirmed following a report that also alleged harsh working conditions.

Workers at a Chinese home renovation company who failed to complete their tasks had to drink urine, eat cockroaches or get whipped by a belt. Others had to shave their heads or drink water from a toilet bowl and had their salaries withheld by a month, according to images and videos on Chinese social media cited by state media. The punishments were ...

Workers claimed they stand for up to 10 hours a day in hot workshops slicing and blasting iPhone casings for Apple, handling noxious chemicals sometimes without proper gloves or masks.

Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has a lot of love and respect for Mumbai Police, especially those cops who brave harsh weather conditions to ensure the safety of citizens. Sachin recently posted a lovely video on Facebook and Twitter and with it, shared his heartfelt gratitude for everything Mumbai Police does.

Working conditions at Foxconn's Chinese factories that assemble Apple devices continue to remain harsh despite pledges to halt labour violations.

Working conditions at Foxconn's Chinese factories that assemble Apple devices continue to remain harsh despite pledges to halt labour violations.

A popular US radio program on Friday retracted a story about harsh working conditions at factories that make Apple products in China, saying it contained "significant fabrications." The 39-minute episode of "This American Life," which is distributed by Public Radio International, featured Mike Daisey, a monologist who recounted his visits to Foxcon...

Amazon needs to do better at taking care of its employees, Jeff Bezos said in his final letter to shareholders as chief executive officer of the online retail giant.

Tens of thousands of ethnic Uighurs were moved to work in conditions suggestive of "forced labour" in factories across China supplying 83 global brands, and Australian think tank said in a report released on Sunday.

Apple and manufacturing partner Foxconn violated a Chinese labour rule by using too many temporary staff in the world’s largest iPhone factory, the companies confirmed following a report that also alleged harsh working conditions.

Workers at a Chinese home renovation company who failed to complete their tasks had to drink urine, eat cockroaches or get whipped by a belt. Others had to shave their heads or drink water from a toilet bowl and had their salaries withheld by a month, according to images and videos on Chinese social media cited by state media. The punishments were ...

Workers claimed they stand for up to 10 hours a day in hot workshops slicing and blasting iPhone casings for Apple, handling noxious chemicals sometimes without proper gloves or masks.

Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has a lot of love and respect for Mumbai Police, especially those cops who brave harsh weather conditions to ensure the safety of citizens. Sachin recently posted a lovely video on Facebook and Twitter and with it, shared his heartfelt gratitude for everything Mumbai Police does.

Working conditions at Foxconn's Chinese factories that assemble Apple devices continue to remain harsh despite pledges to halt labour violations.

Working conditions at Foxconn's Chinese factories that assemble Apple devices continue to remain harsh despite pledges to halt labour violations.

A popular US radio program on Friday retracted a story about harsh working conditions at factories that make Apple products in China, saying it contained "significant fabrications." The 39-minute episode of "This American Life," which is distributed by Public Radio International, featured Mike Daisey, a monologist who recounted his visits to Foxcon...