富士康承认雇佣14到16岁未成年人做实习生

国际电子商情讯，富士康周四公布了一个内部调查文件，称公司非法雇用了一些童工，最小的年仅14岁。富士康称它们已立即采取措施解决问题。 富士康称其将对此起违规现象“负全部责任”。富士康官员同时还对所雇用的未成年学生工表示抱歉。该公司同时还誓称要“立即”解雇雇用未成年人的部门负责人。 “此次事件不仅违反了中国的劳动法，同时还违反了富士康的规定，我们已经立刻采取措施，将未成年学生送回教育机构，”富士康发布的声明中称，“我们还将同不同的教育机构联合进行全面调查，杜绝此类事情的发生。” 工人权利保护组织——中国劳工观察（China Labor Watch）之前发布了一分媒体文件，揭露富士康雇佣14到16岁的未成年人作为实习生。该组织称富士康“雇用的一小部分暑期学生工”是未成年人。 “这些未成年实习生主要是经由学校送往富士康的，但是富士康并未确认这些年轻的实习生的年龄，”中国劳工观察表示，“卷入此起事件的学校应该对此负主要责任，但富士康仍旧因其未确认实习生年龄而难逃其疚。”

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富士康为一系列的科技公司装配电子产品，但其同苹果的合作伙伴关系最受瞩目，主要是因为富士康因制造苹果最受欢迎的iPhone和iPad而一举成为了世界市值最大的公司。 苹果自己也对海外供应商进行年度的审查，其在2011年发现其中一个供应商雇佣了42名未成年工人。苹果自此停止了同该公司的合作。今年初的一份报告显示，苹果所进行的299个审查中未发现其供应商有雇用未成年工人的行为。 但今年二月，一些富士康的员工声称该公司在公平劳工组织（Fair Labor Association）到来进行独立审查之前将未成年员工藏了起来。香港非政府组织大学师生检查无良企业行动（Students &Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior，简称SACOM）表示，为了避免在最近的审查中被发现，这些未成年工人被转移到其他的未被审查的部门，或是未被安排在审查日上班。 编译：Luffy Liu 本文授权编译自EE Times，版权所有，谢绝转载 参考英文原文：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."