APPLE URGED TO QUELL SUIT BY CHINESE IPOD MANUFACTURER, STATE JOURNALISTS SUED OVER REPORTS OF LABOR ABUSES
SHANGHAI, China -- Apple Computer Inc. said yesterday it was working to resolve a dispute over alleged labor abuses by an iPod manufacturer in China.Hongfujin Precision Industry Co., a major exporter owned by a Taiwanese company, filed a defamation lawsuit against two journalists at the state-run newspaper China Business News over stories alleging that workers on iPod assembly lines worked under harsh conditions for low pay. The dispute highlights challenges big companies face in living up...
Manufacturers press officials for proactive policy on China
WASHINGTON - A shrinking U.S. job market has put China under an increasingly harsh spotlight as manufacturers and labor unions complain about the Asian giant's trade practices and currency policy. With the 2004 presidential election looming, the rumblings are an uncomfortable reminder for President Bush of a staggering loss of jobs in his tenure - some 2.6 million in manufacturing alone since mid-2000. The issue is unlikely to go away. "My sense is...
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SHANGHAI, China -- Apple Computer Inc. said yesterday it was working to resolve a dispute over alleged labor abuses by an iPod manufacturer in China.Hongfujin Precision Industry Co., a major exporter owned by a Taiwanese company, filed a defamation lawsuit against two journalists at the state-run newspaper China Business News over stories alleging that workers on iPod assembly lines worked under harsh conditions for low pay. The dispute highlights challenges big companies face in living up...
Manufacturers press officials for proactive policy on China
WASHINGTON - A shrinking U.S. job market has put China under an increasingly harsh spotlight as manufacturers and labor unions complain about the Asian giant's trade practices and currency policy. With the 2004 presidential election looming, the rumblings are an uncomfortable reminder for President Bush of a staggering loss of jobs in his tenure - some 2.6 million in manufacturing alone since mid-2000. The issue is unlikely to go away. "My sense is...
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