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iPod plant is no sweatshop: Apple

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Apple Computer's investigation into claims of poor conditions at a Chinese iPod factory found no forced labour but revealed that workers were exceeding the company's limits on hours and days to be worked per week, the company said Friday.

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Source: http://www.theage.com.au/news/biztech/ipod-plant-is-no-sweat…

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interesting that the maximum working week is 60 hours and yet more than a quater of staff work more than this - and these are factory workers on minimum wage - not highly paid executives.

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