Foxconn, Apple's manufacturer, initially denied the abuses, but when an auditing team from Apple found that workers had been working longer hours than were allowed under Chinese law, they promised to prevent workers working more hours than the code allowed. Apple hired a workplace standards auditing company, Verité, and joined the Electronic Industry Code of Conduct Implementation Group to oversee the measures. On December 31, 2006, workers at the Foxconn factory in Longhua, Shenzhen formed a union affiliated with the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, the Chinese government-approved union umbrella organization. COUNT 7
QSN1 Who did Apple partner with to monitor its labor policies? ANS1 Verité QSN2 What organization did Apple join to monitor its labor policies? ANS2 Electronic Industry Code of Conduct Implementation Group QSN3 What company was found to be violating Apple's labor policies? ANS3 Foxconn QSN4 Where was the Foxconn plant located? ANS4 Longhua, Shenzhen QSN5 What was the name of Apple's manufacturing company that was accused of overworking its employees? ANS5 Foxconn QSN6 What auditor company did Apple hire to oversee worker conditions following the controversy? ANS6 Verité QSN7 In what year did Foxconn workers first unionize? ANS7 2006