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# iphone 6
Apple is putting in its biggest-ever order for iPhones
4.7 inch and 5.5 inch models will enter production in the coming weeks.
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Jul 22nd 2014, 11:13 AM
# iPhone 5
iPhone manufacturer denies strike at Chinese factory
A labour watch group has said that iPhone 5 demands have led to problems and violence at the plant.
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Oct 6th 2012, 9:54 AM
# iBrawl
Foxconn factory reopens after 5,000 police needed to end brawl
Local media says extra labourers had been brought into the Taiyuan plant to work on the manufacture of Apple’s iPhone 5.
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Sep 25th 2012, 9:47 AM
# Foxconn
Apple supplier Foxconn shuts plant after 2,000-worker brawl
40 people were injured after a “personal dispute” among workers escalated into a larger dispute.
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Sep 24th 2012, 8:00 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Would low-paid workers report put you off buying Apple products?
Independent investigation found “significant issues” with work conditions and pay at Apple supplier factories. Would it make you think twice about buying Apple goods?
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Mar 30th 2012, 11:15 AM
# Apple
Investigation finds 'significant issues' at Apple manufacturer's factories
Most workers making iPhones and iPads said they were not paid enough to cover “basic needs”, the probe found.
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Mar 30th 2012, 9:59 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning…
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Mar 30th 2012, 8:41 AM
# This American Life
Story about abuse at Apple factory was false says US radio show
This American Life had broadcast a show in January which said abuse was happening at Apple factories in China – but now it has retracted the show and apologised.
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Mar 18th 2012, 6:17 PM
# Apple
Apple supplier Foxconn audited by independent group
Tech company Apple says that the Fair Labor Association will inspect manufacturing areas and dormitories at the plants.
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Feb 13th 2012, 2:53 PM
# iPad2
Three jailed in China over iPad leaks
The design of the iPad2 was stolen from the factory where it’s made late last year and counterfeits were sold in advance of the launch of the latest version of the Apple gadget.
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Jun 15th 2011, 9:14 PM
# China
Explosion kills two at Chinese iPhone and iPad factory
The explosion appeared to be accidental as two died and 16 were injured in the explosion at the Foxconn factory in southwestern China.
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May 21st 2011, 11:19 AM
# Apple
Investigation finds Apple's Chinese workers treated 'inhumanely'
Inquiry into factories which produce Apple’s iPhones and iPads suggests excessive overtime and reports of anti-suicide pledges.
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May 1st 2011, 12:38 PM
# China
'Poisoned' Chinese factory workers appeal to Apple for help
Scores of Chinese factory workers have appealed to Apple to “heed to its corporate social responsibility” after claiming that they have not be properly compensated after being exposed to a highly toxic chemical.
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Feb 23rd 2011, 4:21 PM