Apple supplier Pegatron charged with overworking employees

Workers at the Shanghai operation of Apple supplier Pegatron work more than the maximum 60 hours a week stipulated by the iPhone maker, simply because their pay scale requires them to work more to make ends meet, a labor group said in a report.

The employees work more than 10 hours a day for six days a week, and over 83% of these workers clock monthly overtime hours in excess of 80 hours, according to China Labor Watch. In October last year, the average weekly working hours of over 70% of workers was above the limit set by Apple, it added.

The workers still earn a minimum wage and depend on overtime to make ends meet, said Li Qiang, CLW’s founder and executive director, in an email Wednesday.

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