Apple has published its latest progress report outlining its auditing practices, while saying that it increased the number of audits by 80 percent in 2011 compared to 2010.
Apple has released its latest report into working conditions at its suppliers' factories. Image credit: Apple
In its report (PDF), the company said that it addressed the issue of underage labour, and managed to get cases of it "down significantly". However the company said that there were still six active cases, and 13 past cases of it taking place at its component suppliers, but not in the suppliers where its products were put together. The company added that it has educated more than a million of the employees in its supply chain about their rights.
Among the other findings in Apple's annual report are that its suppliers stuck to its maximum 60-hour work week just 38 percent of the time. The company also found "some violations" of its compliance code for environmental standards while examining 14 facilities, resulting in 58 facilities getting their air emissions systems treated.
For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Apple's latest supplier report details labor issues on CNET News.
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