Foxconn denies using forced student labor to make Apple iPhones

Foxconn Technology Group is denying reports in the Chinese media that it forced vocational students to work at factories that make iPhones. Foxconn, which in recent months has come under heavy scrutiny in connection with working conditions in its factories, has conceded that it uses students on assembly lines, but says they are not required to work there. Advocates for workers say the practice of having "interns" work on assembly lines at Foxconn dates back years. Frequent Foxconn critic Li Qiang of China Labor Watch said the interns are typically 16 to 19 years old and earn about $285 a month, the same as other workers.