{{A labor rights group Monday accused a Chinese company that makes iPhones for Apple Inc. of abuses including withholding employees\u2019 pay and excessive working hours.}}<\/p>\n
China Labor Watch said it found violations of the law and of Apple\u2019s pledges about working conditions at factories operated by Pegatron Corp., a Taiwanese company.<\/p>\n
Conditions in Chinese factories that produce iPhones and other popular Apple products have been under scrutiny following complaints about labor and environmental violations by a different supplier, Taiwan\u2019s Foxconn, a unit of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.<\/p>\n
Apple said in a statement it was \u201ccommitted to providing safe and fair working conditions\u201d and would investigate the claims about Pegatron. The Taiwanese company\u2019s chief executive, in a separate statement, also promised to investigate.<\/p>\n
China Labor Watch said its investigation covered two factories in Shanghai and one in Suzhou, a nearby city, that employ a total of 70,000 people. It found violations including discrimination against ethnic minorities and women, excessive work hours, poor living conditions, health and safety problems and pollution.<\/p>\n
Pegatron assembles products including the iPhone 4, iPhone 4s and iPhone 5 for Apple, according to the report.<\/p>\n
Apple said it confirmed one accusation by China Labor Watch \u2013 that identity cards of some workers were being held by management \u2013 and told Pegatron to stop.<\/p>\n
Apple has published a code of conduct for its suppliers and joined the Fair Labor Association, a worker rights monitoring group. The association inspected Foxconn factories early last year and said in August that improvements it recommended were being carried out ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n
Conditions in factories in China are a sensitive issue for foreign companies that outsource production of shoes, consumer electronics and other goods to local contractors.<\/p>\n
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