Apple sends in experts to probe employees' deaths
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Electronics">Electronics</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="Inc">Inc</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="contractors">contractors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="accusations">accusations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>' <span word="deaths">deaths</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="sad">sad</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="laborers">laborers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Pegatron">Pegatron</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="commissioned">commissioned</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="probes">probes</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>," <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>. "<span word="While">While</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>."</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="long">long</span>-<span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="workplace">workplace</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="chain">chain</span>", <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="formed">formed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Pegatron">Pegatron</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="Co">Co</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contractor">contractor</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="standards">standards</span>".</p><p><span word="Pegatron">Pegatron</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>, <span word="Sony">Sony</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Dell">Dell</span>, <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="factory">factory</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 100,000 <span word="employees">employees</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="illness">illness</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="advocacy">advocacy</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="Watch">Watch</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Pegatron">Pegatron</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> "<span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>," <span word="Bloomberg">Bloomberg</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="Bloomberg">Bloomberg</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> 15-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pneumonia">pneumonia</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span> 9 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>.</p>
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