Facing unprecedented scrutiny over its manufacturing and labor practices, Apple in 2012 nearly doubled the number of audits it conducted in its worldwide supply chain, cracking down on excessive overtime and the use of underage workers in its fact…
Just over a quarter century ago, Apple factories began pumping out Macintosh Plus computers by the tens of thousands a year, and they continued that pace for four years straight. As a result, this 26 year-old computer model is one of the most plen…
A workers’ rights group has slammed what it calls the “iPad mini manufacturer” for maintaining poor working conditions at a factory in China.
The labor protection group Students & Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour (SACOM) released a re…
It’s been more than a year since torrential rain and floods in Thailand started impacting hard drive factories in the country, but this week one cloud backup service is finally sharing its story about surviving the drought that followed.The Backblaze B…
