Apple in Middle of China Labor Dispute
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Apple found out this week it had a new headache in its iPod labor woes: its manufacturer Hongfujin Precision Industry has filed a lawsuit against two journalists in China accusing them of defamation over a story reporting the abuses.
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The World Trade Organization imposed penalties Friday on U.S. exports ranging from apples to textiles, escalating a trade dispute the Bush administration has struggled to defuse by unsuccessfully urging Congress to repeal legislation aimed at protecting American steelmakers.
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By Eric Pfanner  The two warring Apples - one makes computers and iPods, the other manages The Beatles' business interests - said Monday that they let it be, ending a long-running trademark fight over their shared name.
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Computer Giants Apple are facing the biggest legal payout in history as they once again battle their courtroom nemesis, also named Apple.
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Apple Inc  and China Mobile  have called off talks to launch the U.S. firm's popular iPhones  in China, dashing investor speculation that the device will hit  store shelves soon and sending China Mobile shares down.
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Looks like I'll get the drive back soon. First I got a call from the Emeryville store, then I got a call from a person in Apple Executive offices (she gave me her name and number, but I'm not going to publish it here). I'll report back when I have more info. PS: The number of idiotic comments has gone way up.
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Apple Computer has been ordered by the Japanese government to investigate its products after reports that at least one of the company's laptops has caught fire as a result of defective batteries from its partner Sony.
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The Chinese government has ordered a Chinese supplier of Apple's iPod to let its more than 200,000 workers set up a trade union, reports said Friday.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has asked to hold talks with China's state-sanctioned labor group after employees formed the retailer's first Chinese unions, the labor group and a state news agency said Wednesday.
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GUANLI, China  - It is peak harvest season in this village in northern China, and apples are piled high on both sides of the road, clogging the traffic of tractors, trucks and carts bringing in the crop from all around.
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Apple and China Mobile call off talks to launch iPhone handset to Chinese consumers.
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Apple Corp. and Apple Comp. - aka the Beatles and the maker of the Mac - are reported to be on the verge of ending their legal dispute over the latter&#39;s right to operate in the music market.
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(InfoWorld) - The iPod manufacturer at the heart of a furor over the treatment of workers in China has reduced theÂ damages it is seekingÂ from a pair of journalists accused of defaming the company. Hong Fujin Precision Industry Co., the largest exporter of IT products in China, slashed the amount it is seeking to 1 renminbi ($0.13) because the original figure, 30 million renminbi, had blurred the issue at hand, a company representative said Thursday. The company also requested that the courts unfreeze the journalists bank accounts and other assets. "...to refocus the public's attention back to the real issue, (Hong Fujin) will withdraw the provisional seizure motion," it said in a statement posted on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by its Taiwanese parent company, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. The companies operate under the trade name, Foxconn Technology Group. But the company also added the publisher of the report, the China Business News, to the lawsuit as a defendant. Hong Fujin is seeking redress through the defamation lawsuit after a whirlwind of bad publicity provoked by allegations that itÂ treated workers poorly. The story was one of many to follow in the wake of an article by the British newspaper "Mail on Sunday" alleging long hours, low pay and poor working conditions at the Longhua, China, site., which produces iPods as well as other IT products. Apple ComputerÂ investigated the claims, and found Hong Fujin in compliance with the majority of its requirements despite several violations of the company's supplier code of conduct, including unsatisfactory living and transportation conditions for workers. Hong Fujin is building new dormitories for workers and seeking ways to improve the way it busses employees from factories to dormitories. Vindicated by the report, Hong Fujin decided to sue the China Business News and two journalists responsible for a June 15 story that it called "maliciously false." One charge in the June 15 story that Hong Fujin took issue with in its statement is an allegation that for every 1,000 workers at the Longhua site, 500 have pre-existing maladies. "In fact, we have documented statistics to show how over 99 percent of our employees are healthy and fit," Hong Fujin said in the statement But on its blog site, the China Business News defended itself on the point. The story was about three female workers who collapsed on the production line, and it quotes a "Miss Ho" from Foxconn as saying that the workers collapsed due to pre-existing conditions. "For every 1,000 new hires, 500 have pre-existing illnesses," 'Miss Ho' is quoted as saying in the story. The story does not give any full names of anyone cited for information in the story, and gives a false name to one worker, presumably covering his identification for protection. The surname, "Ho" is common in China. Foxconn could not immediately be reached to reply to the blog listing. Hong Fujin Precision was the top exporter of IT products in China last year at a volume of $14.47 billion, according to China's Ministry of Commerce.ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.
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Apple Computer Inc. is investigating claims of poor working conditions at a Chinese iPod factory, the company said Friday, vowing not to tolerate any labor violations.
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CLOVIS, Calif. -- Bins of Granny Smith apples towered over two conveyor belts at P-R Farms' packing plant. But only one belt moved. The farm, like others nationwide, does not have enough workers to process its fruit.
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By Associated Press  CUPERTINO, Calif.  --  Apple Inc., maker of the iPod, and the guardian of the Beatles' music resolved their long-simmering dispute Monday about who has the right to the Apple trademark.  The settlement between Apple Inc.
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Apple Inc  and China Mobile   have called off talks to launch the U.S. firm's  popular iPhones in China, dashing speculation the device will  hit the country's store shelves soon.