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Manitoba hospitals using PPE linked to overseas factories with forced labour allegations Kristin Annable © Name withheld A Top Glove employee took a camera inside his factory to show the unsafe working and unsanitary living conditions at the company. A CBC Marketplace investigation revealed some personal protective equipment used throughout Manitobas health-care system has connections to overseas factories accused of forced labour practices.  The initial investigation found...

Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. (“Kirkland Lake Gold” or the “ Company”) (TSX:KL) (NYSE:KL) (ASX:KLA) today announced production results for the fourth quarter (“Q4 2020”) and full-year (“FY 2020”) of 2020. Q4 2020 production totaled 369,434 ounces, a 32% increase from the fourth quarter of 2019 (“Q4 2019”) and 9% higher than the previous quarter. All three of the Company’s cornerstone assets achieved their highest quarterly production levels of the year in Q4 2020. For FY 2020, t...

Pentair plc: Pentair Advances Commitment to Further Environmental, Social and Governance Stewardship Karla Robertson, EVP, General Counsel, and Secretary, Named Chief Social Responsibility Officer Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR), a leading provider of water treatment and sustainable solutions, today announced that it has appointed Karla Robertson, EVP, General Counsel, and Secretary to the additional role of Chief Social Responsibility Officer (CSRO). With oversight and strategic direction provided by t...

and the Tech Transparency Project, companies including Apple, Amazon and Tesla are sourcing parts from a Chinese supplier that allegedly uses forced Muslim labor. The Tech Transparency Project found documents detailing how Lens Technology uses “thousands of Uyghur workers from the predominantly Muslim region of Xinjiang” in its factories. The Post describes Lens Technology as a long-time, major partner of Apple, with a history going back to the “early days” of iPhone production. “Our...

Apple puts Wistron on probation, no new business till corrective actions are taken Thousands of workers at Wistron factory showed anger after unexplained wage cuts, defaulting and delaying of wages and increased working hours. Dec 22, 2020 12:21:30 IST Apple on 19 December said that it has found evidence of violations against its contract manufacturer Wistron in India and has put the latter on probation. Apple had launched an investigation into the incident of violence at Wistron’s Kolar pla...

TechShout Image: Apple Apple on Saturday placed Wistron Corporation on probation after finding fault with the company over payment delays in October and November to workers at the Taiwanese contract manufacturer’s Narasapura facility near the Karnataka capital. The development comes one week after violence broke out at the Wistron’s Narasapura facility as a large number of workers went on a rampage last Saturday over issues related to payment of salary. A Karnataka government report also fo...

As Wistron removes a vice president in charge of India amid its wage-related worker riot, Apple has put the assembly partner on probation until it can rectify the situation. An image from a video showing the violence at the Wistron facility. Saturdays riot at Wistrons iPhone production facility in Narasapura, India continues to cause problems for Wistron. Following the damage caused to the factory through the violence, as well as state authorities determining it had broken ...

BW Businessworld No Significant Impact On Company, Says Wistron On iPhone Manufacturing Plant Violence In Karnataka Workers at the Wistrons iPhone manufacturing plant at Narsapura in Kolar district, had gone on the rampage on December 12 over the alleged delay in payment of salary and overtime wages. Photo Credit : Taiwanese contract manufacturer for Apple Inc., Wistron Corp. has said that the recent violence at its facility in Karnataka will not cause significant impact to the company. Worker...

Apple Places Wistron on Probation After Violence at India Facility Published December 21st, 2020 - 03:00 GMT The development comes one week after violence broke out at the Wistrons Narasapura facility as a large number of workers went on a rampage last Saturday over issues related to payment of salary. (Shutterstock) Highlights Tech giant said Wistron will not receive any new business before they complete corrective actions. Apple on Saturday placed Wistron Corporation on probation after ...

Hon Hai to sell NT$12 billion bonds, declines comment on India reports 12/21/2020 04:49 PM CNA file photo Taipei, Dec. 21 (CNA) Taiwan-based contract electronics maker Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., a supplier to Apple Inc., said on Monday that it will issue NT$12 billion (US$427 million) in unsecured straight corporate bonds, but declined to comment on reports that it will roll out the iPhone 12 in India on a trial basis. In a statement posted on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, where Hon Hai share...