Apple's CSR Policies and Conflicts: An Analysis

This presentation provides an analysis of Apple's CSR policies and conflicts, including labor violations, underage workers, and worker health and safety. The presentation also suggests ways to improve the situation, such as increasing transparency and implementing motivational leadership programs. References are provided for further reading.

APPLIED BUSINESS ETHICS

SHORT DESCRIPTION OF APPLE
• Market leader in technology industry
• Name in the NASDAQ Global Select Stock
Exchange
• Variety of electronic products and services
• Trusted employees all across the world

CSR POLICIES OF APPLE
• Overcoming the risks within the business
performance
• Strict actions against corruption and bribery
• Maintaining the ethical codes of conduct
• Employee discrimination not encouraged

THE DESCRIPTION OF THE
SITUATION
• Conflicts within the company
• Environmental policies and climate change
• Long working hours in Chinese factories
• Problems in internal management

SURVEYS BY THE ORGANIZATION
• Military approach in the organization
• Interviews with the labors of Foxconn
• Child labor issues
• Excessive working hours
• Workers had to work for around 70 hours
• Workers could not enjoy the facilities given to
them because of the long working hours
• Committing suicides by many workers

ANALYSIS OF LABOR AND HUMAN
RIGHTS
• Explosion in Foxconn
• Issues of labor violations
• Employment of underage workers
• Arrangement of training programs

ANALYSIS OF APPLE CONFLICTS
• Shortage of labors in factories
• Guidelines for employment of underage
workers
• Child Labor Remediation Program

ANALYSIS ONWORKERS HEALTH
AND SAFETY
• Securing the health of the employees
• Poisoning of the workers by n-hexane
• Resignation of the employees

APPLE CSR POLICY POST-
CONFLICTS
• Refinement of age verification methods
• Improving the brand reputation of Apple
• Stress on the supply management chain
• Strengthening health and safety of workers

APPLE ANNUAL REPORT

SUGGESTIONS OF MAKING THE
CASE BETTER
• More transparency into the matter
• More clarity on the standpoint of the Foxconn
and Wintek workers
• Motivational leadership programs

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