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This isn’t the first time a worker abuse accusation have been leveled against an Apple supplier based in China. Foxconn has previously been in the spotlight after a string of worker suicides, allegedly because of poor living and harsh working conditions. Pegatron, another one of Apple’s suppliers in China, has been accused of worker abuse this time around. China Labor Watch, a non-profit based in New York, is behind these allegations of environmental and safety violations, poor living conditions and blocking of workers’ pay and ID cards.

Apple has said it a statement that it is “committed to providing safe and fair working conditions” throughout its entire supply chain, adding that they have conducted 15 audits at Pegatron’s factories in China since 2007. Apple also said that they have conducted surprise audits over the last 18 months. These alleged violations are not only against Chinese law, but also against Apple’s supplier policy. The company has confirmed that some labor brokers are not releasing workers’ ID cards and it demands Pegatron to ensure that this practice is stopped. Both Apple and Pegatron have said that they will fully investigate the allegations made in China Labor Watch’s report and will take relevant actions.

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We wouldn’t be too surprised if Apple launched a new iPhone later in the fall, but the start of production for the new device could let us in on when we might expect the iPhone 5S to officially arrive. It’s said that production of the next-generation iPhone will begin sometime this month, with a launch date sometime in September or October.

According to Jefferies & Co. analyst Peter Misek, Apple will begin production of the iPhone 5S towards the end of this month with a release in the fall. This goes right alongside reports that recently stated that Foxconn was on a hiring spree due to ramped up production, meaning that a new iPhone was about to begin its journey through the factory floor.

Furthermore, Misek expects shipments in the fall quarter to reach between 25 million and 30 million iPhones, and then the holiday time period will see between 50 million and 55 million units shipped for the Cupertino-based company. These numbers aren’t too far-fetched, but Misek isn’t making any original ground-breaking predictions either.

Of course, we would take these predictions from Misek with a grain of salt. This is the same analyst who predicted that iPhone 5S production would begin in March with a June or July release window. He’s also the one that predicted very generous stock prices for the company back in May.

The iPhone 5S is tipped to come with a faster processor, a better camera, and maybe even a fingerprint scanner. The overall design of the phone may stay the same, with only internal design changes being made for the 5S model. This is what the company has done for the iPhone 4S and the iPhone 3GS, and we wouldn’t expect that to change soon.

VIA: Business Insider

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Hon Hai, better known in the west as the iPhone maker Foxconn, seems to be doing just fine after allegedly losing some orders from Apple to competitor Pegatron in September 2012. According to Bloomberg, the company’s second quarter revenues hit $30 billion, up 0.6 percent from the same quarter a year ago. That’s far better than the 19 percent drop it experienced during the first quarter. While there’s no guidance as to Q3 figures, we’ve got to think that an iPhone 5S can help fill those coffers.

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