Sen Brown Seeks Update From Apple On Workers' Rights in China

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, following up on the company's response to a March report from the Fair Labor Association that cited unsafe working conditions and worker rights violations.

Apple and its leading Chinese supplier Foxconn then pledged to make improvements including complying with Chinese law with regard to overtime pay, the ability to form independent unions, accident reporting and insurance benefits. Sen Brown wrote that "Chinese workers who make iPads and iPhones have often toiled long hours under dangerous conditions for little pay," and that China's "government does nothing to stop these abuses." Apple did not respond to a request for comment on Brown's letter.