Apple’s Dependence on China in Its Supply Chain: An Investigative Report on Foxconn Zhengzhou
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China Labor Watch Raises Serious Concerns Over Alleged Labor Violations at Foxconn iPhone 17 Factory
China Labor Watch Investigation Reveals Labor Conditions at Foxconn Zhengzhou Raises Labor Rights Concerns in Apple’s iPhone 17 Supply Chain. Report finds over half of workforce are dispatch workers, with other issues include wage withholding, excessive overtime, discrimination, and dispatch workers with student status forced onto night shifts. New York, September 25, 2025 — China Labor Watch (CLW) today released a new investigative report, Apple’s Dependence on China in Its Supply Chain: An Investigation of Foxconn Zhengzhou. During the manufacturing…
How the Responsible Business Alliance Fails Workers: Recurrent Labor Risks in Foxconn Factories and RBA-Member Companies
The Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) claims to set leading standards for onsite compliant audits. Yet, its member companies keep failing to prevent serious labor risks, and the RBA continues to ignore China Labor Watch’s (CLW) request for increased transparency. Since January 2024, CLW and nine other civil society groups have been actively engaging the RBA on the disconnect between their audit findings and the reality on the ground for workers. While we have called on the RBA to introduce transparency…
China Labor Watch Raises Serious Concerns Regarding the Lack of Transparency in Foxconn’s Audit Disclosure and RBA’s Practices
China Labor Watch (CLW) expresses deep concern over Foxconn’s recent claims of labor compliances at its manufacturing campuses, made without disclosing essential audit details. On April 1, 2025, Foxconn (Hon Hai Technology Group) announced that nine of its factories in China, Vietnam, Malaysia, India, and Mexico has passed third-party audits under the Responsible Business Alliance’s (RBA) Validated Assessment Program (VAP). The company claimed this demonstrates a commitment to compliance and transparency in labor rights, environment, occupational health, and ethical governance. However, it failed…