國(guó)際電子商情訊，富士康周四公布了一個(gè)內(nèi)部調(diào)查文件，稱公司非法雇用了一些童工，最小的年僅14歲。富士康稱它們已立即采取措施解決問(wèn)題。 富士康稱其將對(duì)此起違規(guī)現(xiàn)象“負(fù)全部責(zé)任”。富士康官員同時(shí)還對(duì)所雇用的未成年學(xué)生工表示抱歉。該公司同時(shí)還誓稱要“立即”解雇雇用未成年人的部門負(fù)責(zé)人。 “此次事件不僅違反了中國(guó)的勞動(dòng)法，同時(shí)還違反了富士康的規(guī)定，我們已經(jīng)立刻采取措施，將未成年學(xué)生送回教育機(jī)構(gòu)，”富士康發(fā)布的聲明中稱，“我們還將同不同的教育機(jī)構(gòu)聯(lián)合進(jìn)行全面調(diào)查，杜絕此類事情的發(fā)生?！? 工人權(quán)利保護(hù)組織——中國(guó)勞工觀察（China Labor Watch）之前發(fā)布了一分媒體文件，揭露富士康雇傭14到16歲的未成年人作為實(shí)習(xí)生。該組織稱富士康“雇用的一小部分暑期學(xué)生工”是未成年人。 “這些未成年實(shí)習(xí)生主要是經(jīng)由學(xué)校送往富士康的，但是富士康并未確認(rèn)這些年輕的實(shí)習(xí)生的年齡，”中國(guó)勞工觀察表示，“卷入此起事件的學(xué)校應(yīng)該對(duì)此負(fù)主要責(zé)任，但富士康仍舊因其未確認(rèn)實(shí)習(xí)生年齡而難逃其疚?！?

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富士康為一系列的科技公司裝配電子產(chǎn)品，但其同蘋(píng)果的合作伙伴關(guān)系最受矚目，主要是因?yàn)楦皇靠狄蛑圃焯O(píng)果最受歡迎的iPhone和iPad而一舉成為了世界市值最大的公司。 蘋(píng)果自己也對(duì)海外供應(yīng)商進(jìn)行年度的審查，其在2011年發(fā)現(xiàn)其中一個(gè)供應(yīng)商雇傭了42名未成年工人。蘋(píng)果自此停止了同該公司的合作。今年初的一份報(bào)告顯示，蘋(píng)果所進(jìn)行的299個(gè)審查中未發(fā)現(xiàn)其供應(yīng)商有雇用未成年工人的行為。 但今年二月，一些富士康的員工聲稱該公司在公平勞工組織（Fair Labor Association）到來(lái)進(jìn)行獨(dú)立審查之前將未成年員工藏了起來(lái)。香港非政府組織大學(xué)師生檢查無(wú)良企業(yè)行動(dòng)（Students &Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior，簡(jiǎn)稱SACOM）表示，為了避免在最近的審查中被發(fā)現(xiàn)，這些未成年工人被轉(zhuǎn)移到其他的未被審查的部門，或是未被安排在審查日上班。 編譯：Luffy Liu 本文授權(quán)編譯自EE Times，版權(quán)所有，謝絕轉(zhuǎn)載 參考英文原文：Foxconn admits hiring underage workers, by Dylan McGrath

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{pagination} Foxconn admits hiring underage workers Dylan McGrath  Contract manufacturer says it employed interns as young as 14 in violation of China's labor laws. SAN FRANCISCO—Contract manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group has admitted it employed interns as young as 14—a possible violation of China's labor laws—after accusations made by a labor rights watchdog group. In a statement widely reported by several media outlets, Foxconn said it takes full responsibility for the violations and said it has apologized to the students involved. The firm promised to investigate and terminate the employment of any Foxconn employee found responsible for the violations. [Get a 10% discount on ARM TechCon 2012 conference passes by using promo code EDIT. Click here to learn about the show and register.] According to China Labor Watch, a non-profit worker rights group, Foxconn's manufacturing site in Yantai employed a small number of student interns over the summer between 14 and 16 years old. Foxconn has sent the underage interns back to school, according to the group. The minimum work age in China is generally 16. However, it is permissible in China to employ interns under 16 if they have lighter workloads than regular works and do not work overtime or night shifts, according to China Labor Watch. The organization said there is a gray area in China's labor laws with regard to interns. "If Foxconn let those interns work the same as those normal workers, then it is a violation of laws," said a spokeswoman for China Labor Watch, in an email exchange with EE Times. CNET reported Tuesday that Foxconn acknowledged that employing the underage interns was a violation of Chinese labor law and company policy. Foxconn workers build products at a facility in Shenzen, China. Foxconn, an original design manufacturer owned by Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Co. Ltd., makes products for Apple Inc. and others on a contract basis. According to an Associated Press report, Foxconn said its manufacturing facility in Yantai—located in the northeastern Chinese province of Shandong—does not make any products for Apple. China Labor Watch said the underage interns were mostly sent to Foxconn by schools. According to the group, the schools involved should take primary responsibility for the violations. But Foxconn is also culpable for not checking the workers' IDs and confirming their ages, according to the group. String of controversies Foxconn, the largest private sector employer in China, has been involved in a number of controversies over the last few years stemming from worker unrest and allegations of unfair labor practices. Last month, Foxconn temporarily closed one of its manufacturing facilities in the city of Taiyuan after a riot there. In 2010, Foxconn came under international scrutiny after a string of worker suicides at its plants linked to low pay and poor working conditions. In January, Apple bowed to public pressure over working conditions at Foxconn and joined the Fair Labor Association (FLA), a watchdog group that independently assesses and monitors working conditions in factories around the world. Apple was the first technology company to join the group. In March, the FLA issued its first report on Foxconn, detailing "significant issues" with working conditions at three Foxconn factories in China. The FLA said at the time that it secured commitments from Foxconn to reduce working hours to legal limits while protecting pay, improve health and safety conditions and establish a "genuine voice" for workers. In August, the FLA published a status report verifying that Foxconn was honoring these commitments. "Our verification shows that the necessary changes, including immediate health and safety measures, have been made," said Auret van Heerden, FLA's president and CEO, in a statement. "We are satisfied that Apple has done its due diligence thus far to hold Foxconn accountable for complying with the action plan, including the commitment to reform its internship program."