Apple, HP, Dell Begin Probing Supplier After Suicides
Sci/Tech Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
May 26 (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc. said they’re investigating working conditions at Taiwan’s Hon Hai Group after a mounting number of suicides at their contract manufacturer. Apple is “saddened and upset” by the suicides and has a team evaluating Hon Hai’s countermeasures, said Steve Dowling, a spokesman at the Cupertino, [...]