Apple puts Indian iPhone factory 'on probation'

Apple has placed an iPhone factory in southern India "On probation" following protests over food poisoning and living conditions. Apple has not specified what being on probation means but in the past it has declined to award new business to facilities on probation until problems are resolved. An Apple spokesman said: "Following recent concerns about food safety and accommodation conditions at Foxconn Sriperumbudur, we dispatched independent auditors."We found that some of the remote dormitory accommodations and dining rooms being used for employees do not meet our requirements, and we are working with the supplier to ensure a comprehensive set of corrective actions are rapidly implemented. The food-poisoning cases and subsequent protests also led the Tamil Nadu state government to ask Foxconn to review its worker facilities. Last year, Apple had to place another iPhone manufacturing partner on probation after worker riots broke out over unpaid wages at the partner's factory near Bangalore.

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