Supply chain Apple hits a new high In the company's 99% compliance for the 60-hour workweeks established last year, Apple launched on its official website on Labor and Human Rights to give some transparency to the controversy that exists with the chain's workers mounting your devices.
Along with numerous explanations of what Apple is doing to make sure its workers are treated fairly, the company disseminates the percentage of hours of work that must be fulfilled by the suppliers and which must be fulfilled by all of them every month.
The first time that the Apple company became strong and began the really strict controls of its suppliers with the maximum working hours established by each country, is now bearing fruitThese standards, established and now highly controlled by those of Cupertino, have just reached 99% of their compliance during the month of January 2013.
Esto not to say that Apple previously did not control the working conditions of its suppliers and assemblers, but it is very difficult to have control over more than 1 million workers, this requires a great effort on the part of the company.
Every month of 2012, Apple achieved an average compliance of the standards on Labor and Human Rights of 92%, certainly a high value but not as high as the one achieved in the first month of this year 2013, which shows that the inspections have been intensified and Apple is seriously committed to them .
Due to the mass production of the iPhone 5, compliance decreased to 88% in the month of September, part of the staff worked more than those 60 hours per week. Apple explained that those who worked more than 60 hours during those weeks volunteered to do so and in no case was anyone forced.
Apple achieved a good compliance percentage in July and August last 97% before the production of the iPhone 5 ran at full capacity, but the percentage has been gaining ground since November 2012.
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