16-06-2009 China Labour Bulletin: CLB urges Apple to investigate reports of serious management misconduct at China supplier factory - also appeals to Lenovo

Excerpt from the China Labour Bulletin website:

China Labour Bulletin has written to major electronics companies, including Apple, Nokia and Motorola, urging them to investigate reports of excessive overtime, management abuse and the firing of striking workers at Wintek Dongguan Masstop, one of their major suppliers in China.

An investigation by Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior (SACOM) showed that employees at Dongguan Masstop, part of the Taiwan-based Wintek Group, were forced to work more than 100 hours overtime each month (including public holidays) so that the factory could fulfill its orders. Those who refused to work additional hours were given a demerit and fined 60 yuan.

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CLB’s open letter, in support of SACOM and the workers at Dongguan Masstop, to the directors of corporate social responsibility at Wintek, Apple, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Lenovo and Huawei, and the director of the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) is available as a PDF here.