Labor Group says Foxconn investigation found that many problems-labor organization, Foxconn, problem
According to foreign media reported on Friday that U.S. non-profit organization Fair Labor Association (Fair Labor Association, referred to as \"FLA\"), president Ouellet von Heerden (Auret van Heerden,) said that through the recently Foxconn production base of field research, the FLA has been found \"a lot of questions. \"Von Heerden is a multi-day inspection of the factory, made the comments in a telephone interview. Apple is the first high-tech enterprises to join the FLA, the company February 13, FLA, its largest production factory of the partners were invited to investigate.Von Heerden said: \"We have found a lot of problems, I believe we will publish in the near future, some very important way to FLA investigator with Foxconn management scheduled the preliminary findings of the talks public statements. \"But he refused to disclose the specific problems of specific discovery. In accordance with the FLA program, the agency will be released in the coming weeks more details of the inspection, then Foxconn will be able to select the complainant or to prevent further violations of the rights of workers to accept the recommendations to FLA.Foxconn representative of the person in charge of work, and therefore no comment on the question of the media in a timely manner. Apple spokesman Steve Dowling (Steve Dowling) refers to the wording of the invitation of the company in February 13 FLA audit statement.Von Heerden has said that after the completion of the preliminary investigation of Foxconn: Foxconn factory is a first-class factories, and their material conditions far more than the average of the conventional industry. And surprised, said: \"here is too quiet! Completely different from the common strength and high temperature environment of the clothing factory, \"Difficult to detect irregularitiesIn addition, a labor rights monitoring bodies Verite's founder Heather (Heather White), White pointed out that many violations of the interests of workers suspected of acts - including forced overtime or unsafe use of certain toxic chemicals in the factory - - violation is difficult to be found in the survey whoShe said: \"The investigation has been arranged for some trip, these problems are difficult to detect. \"Von Heerden then responded by saying, he also reflects a similar problem to Foxconn.Apple in the past two years, commissioned by FLA to investigate a number of smaller projects, trying to adopt within the company's internal audit mechanism in order to more effectively put an end to the potential in the workplace.Von Heerden said he was impressed by the response to Apple and Foxconn in the previously polished aluminum workshop after the bombing. Last year, Foxconn and an Apple supplier and master production workshop exploded, resulting in at least three workers were killed and more than 70 people were injured. Von Heerden said Apple on this incident in-depth investigation, and also hired a consultant to a prestigious high to implement solutions.Apple's shares rose less than 1 percent, before closing share price of $ 502.36. During 2012, the company's stock price has risen by 24 percent, Apple has become the world's most valuable companies.Work environment has improvedFoxconn should be the consultant's request, and immediately purchased the most advanced dust-removal device and ventilation to prevent accumulation of dust, and to develop an automated polishing system to avoid the workers need to close the operation.Von Heerden said: \"We are seeing that they have made considerable progress, although a little dramatic. Are robots, the room has been completely automated production. But people need to see more evidence. \"Von Heerden, FLA 30 inspection teams will be interviews with 35 000 Foxconn workers, they will randomly select some of the workers group discussion, this part of the workers need to be able to show the production zone within the age, sex, skill levels, and other diversified features. The interview process also included to allow workers to complete a series of questionnaires on the iPad, and relevant answers will be uploaded to the server of the FLA for the assessment of the inspection team.White served in the Harvard University Edmond J. Safra Center Ethics Fellow, she pointed out that the interviews for research in Foxconn's Park will be difficult to get real results. She said that if the worker's home or other third party locations to investigate the effect will be better. She said: \"In this environment, it is difficult to allow workers to have the courage to talk about sensitive topics. \"(/ SAN)
