Underage interns found working at Foxconn factory
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Foxconn">Foxconn</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="vowed">vowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="investigate">investigate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hiring">hiring</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="underage">underage</span> <span word="interns">interns</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Yantai">Yantai</span>, <span word="Shandong">Shandong</span> <span word="province">province</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="vocational">vocational</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="age">age</span> 14 <span word="to">to</span> 16 <span word="had">had</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>.</p><p>"<span word="An">An</span> <span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="internship">internship</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="administered">administered</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Yantai">Yantai</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 16," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>. "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="violation">violation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="Law">Law</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="violation">violation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Foxconn">Foxconn</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interns">interns</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="educational">educational</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Foxconn">Foxconn</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="educational">educational</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="investigate">investigate</span> "<span word="how">how</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="again">again</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="violations">violations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="apologized">apologized</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="violations">violations</span>.</p><p><span word="Louis">Louis</span> <span word="Woo">Woo</span>, <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Foxconn">Foxconn</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="underage">underage</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="NGO">NGO</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="name">name</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="allegations">allegations</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="substantiated">substantiated</span>, <span word="prompting">prompting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 16 <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="factory">factory</span>.</p>
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