Speaking to the underage concern, Cook called the practice "abhorrent" and "extremely rare" in its supply chain, adding that its his top priority to eliminate it entirely. "If we find a supplier that intentionally hires underage labor it's a firing offense," he said. The Fair Labor Association audit is still reportedly ongoing. Apple takes working conditions very, very seriously, and we have for a very long time. Whether the workers are in Europe or Asia or the United States, we care about every worker. I realize that supply chain is complex... and the issue surrounding this is complex. Apple suppliers must live up to this to do business with Apple.
An excerpt from his speech:
"In terms of problems we're working to fix, you can read the details on our website, but I can tell you that no one in our industry is doing more to improving working conditions than Apple." [Constantly auditing, looking for problems, finding problems, fixing problems. It's extremely rare in our supply chain, but our top priority is to eliminate it totally. We've done that with our final assembly and are working on down the supply chain. If we find a supplier that intentionally hires underage labor it's a firing offense. "Continuing to focusing on the problems endemic to our industry like excessive overtime. "We know that people have a very high expectation of Apple.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/14/2798303/apples-tim-cook-chinese-working-conditions-monthly-reports-fla/in/2549489
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