Latest Foxconn Controversy: The Apple Supplier Exploits Student Interns

Another day another Foxconn controversy. Yes Foxconn now probably world-renowned for being the assembler-in-chief of Apple’s (AAPL) iPads and iPhones and which also assemble products for Amazon (AMZN)  Sony (SNE)  Dell (DELL)  Microsoft (MSFT) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) has made headlines in the past few months for the harsh working conditions it imposes on its factory workers in China.   In response to an audit by the independent authority the Fair Labor Association or FLA that revealed the company flouted numerous labor laws Foxconn head honcho Terry Gou pledged on Monday to increase work pay and cut working hours for workers at its plants.   However just a day after he made ...