Foxconn has confirmed this morning![ext]()
that several underage interns worked at one of its factories in China. The component manufacturer says that interns as young as 14 worked at its Yantai factory — a plant that builds consumer electronics![ext]()
for Sony, among other companies — for around three weeks despite China’s minimum working age of 16. In a statement, Foxconn admits "that full responsibility for these violations rests with our company," going on to say that "any Foxconn employee found, through our investigation, to be responsible for these violations will have their employment immediately terminated."
""We recognize that full responsibility for these violations rests with our company.""
China Labor Watch suggests that while the... Reported by The Verge 28 minutes ago.
that several underage interns worked at one of its factories in China. The component manufacturer says that interns as young as 14 worked at its Yantai factory — a plant that builds consumer electronics for Sony, among other companies — for around three weeks despite China’s minimum working age of 16. In a statement, Foxconn admits "that full responsibility for these violations rests with our company," going on to say that "any Foxconn employee found, through our investigation, to be responsible for these violations will have their employment immediately terminated."""We recognize that full responsibility for these violations rests with our company.""
China Labor Watch suggests that while the... Reported by The Verge 28 minutes ago.