Financial Accuracy

In their “Supplier Responsibility” report, Apple disclosed that eleven 15 year-olds had been hired at a few of their facilities. The facilities were situated in countries that had laws preventing the legality of hiring people below the age of sixteen.

Apple is the famous producer of iPods, iPhones, and iMacs. Frank Parth, chief executive at Project Auditors LLC, praised Apple for their openness. He said, “It seems like Apple is being much more open about this than other companies…I’ve seen nothing on this topic from Dell or HP.”

Others believe that Apple should do more to repair these mishaps. Debby Chan, project officer at Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior in Hong Kong, said “The suppliers are breaking the law…Apple should disclose its suppliers list to NGOs to allow more effective monitoring of the situation.”

Apple did state that they ceased working with one supplier after repeated offenses. However, many people are still disappointed by Apple’s revelation.

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