Apple – In the right direction of safe work.

Showers without hot water, 30 minutes in a row per to have access to the factory, non-five-star hotel dormitories and unenviable working conditions, questo è il risultato del rapporto di Labor Watch di molti anni fa sulla Cina, moreover it would seem that the weekly working hours would go beyond the weekly standard presumed by the Apple regulations, con turns of 11 hours and earning of about 300 dollars per month.

The Cupertino company has as its very important goal the reduction and abolition of the work of minors, having been for some time at the center of disapproval for the work situation within the assembly industries of their devices abroad and it is easy to describe, that Apple does not tolerate child labor and is endeavoring to remove it from its company in all ways.

The Colossus of Cupertino has identified that in the areas of production and storage of its products, some are exploited, although small. This figure dates back to 2012 and surfaced from internal research, carried out in a very balanced way.

Public opinion is very sensitive to the issue of exploitation of minors, this concern indirectly affects Apple. The country that is most worried is China and the investigations carried out appear to be in one of its factories, were exploited approx 70 children under 16 years.

This is obviously unjustifiable for Apple, not only to safeguard their image but above all for ethical reasons, it certainly has its reasons for fighting, to repress and publicly condemn this continuously developing scourge. The investigation carried out was pioneering, as it was one of the first investigations by a giant to put partner companies under its magnifying glass and check what happened in the suppliers' factories.

The plants involved in the recent internal investigation of the Cupertino house are 11 installations, the first in which measures were taken is that of Pingzhou, in which the children were sent back to families and the guilty bosses were forced into duties towards the little ones. Specifically, they were forced to pay for the schools chosen by their parents, moreover, they must pay compensation equal to the remuneration that was paid to children in the factories.

On the other hand, almost all of Apple's controlled complexes are believed to comply with child exploitation laws. Recently the survey has been expanded to factories that produce and assemble parts for Apple and it seems that over three quarters have respected the minimum standards required, respecting workers' rights.

In conclusion we can say that even if the scourge of child labor is still to be healed, something is moving, in the sense that the wage earner must be considered as in his dignity as a person and not a machine in a production chain.

Apple's commitment continues, in fact, the Colossus of Cupertino also aimed at defense of the employee, the first results showed that in almost all the working weeks the employee respected the scheduled hours of 60 weekly hours. Obviously there is still a lot to be put in place in order to achieve defense in the best possible way for all employees, however it is certainly a good start.

Oggi la Cina è il colosso mondiale che conosciamo e questo dovrebbe appartenere al passato.

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