Apple Working Conditions in China

Apple Working Conditions in China

	I chose the article "Apple Determined to improve conditions at plants in China."  The article was issued by CNN and written on Wednesday Febuary 15, 2012 by Dan Simon.  Apple is a powerful technology giant in the industry.   Currently, Foxconn accused Apple for unethical working conditions in China.  Reports claim the plant has been hiring under-aged workers, introducing long working hours, and participates in military work.  Apple CEO, Tim Cook, claims the company is doing everything they can to resolve the issue.  He also corrects the accusations because they have already checked for under aged workers with the assembly department.  Now they are massively auditing the long strand of vendors to make sure no one being hired is under age.   Tim Cook reassures everyone that if they find a supplier hiring under age workers, then a firing action will be executed. Cook confirms there has been a violation of work hours that exceeds the limit of 60 hours in Apples Code of Conduct.  This is being handled and the 60 hours required by workers is 20 hours more than the American full-time hours.  The CEO confirms that the company is pushing for a big change by recording monthly results of who is being hired and how long they are working.
	I believe what Apple has ignored in the past is a big issue.  Ethical standards were not met and this could put a negative spin on Apple’s products.  The CEO is making the right steps by admitting their fault and by making changes to fix the problem so they won’t happen in the future.  The massive audits and information recordings are the company’s main solution to the problem.  I believe that even though they let down there ethical standards at first, there quick reaction to the problem make allow Apple to deflect any losses that may have occurred if they strung this problem out. In conclusion, Apple makes unethical miscues by not paying attention to their plants in China.  CEO Tim Cook quickly responds to the problem by inspecting all of the factory plants and suppliers in China.  Apple also changed by adapting a recording system that accounts hours worked and employee information every month.  Apple made unethical mistakes, but wisely corrected them through good leadership and management.