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2020考研英语时事阅读:苹果因劳工问题被调查

A report released Sunday by China Labor Watch, a nonprofit advocacy group, accused Apple and its manufacturing partner Foxconn of a litany of labor violations, including withholding bonus payments, rolling back safety training and employing more temporary workers than China’s laws allow.

The report was based on observations and documents gathered by undercover investigators working at China’s biggest iPhone factory in Zhengzhou. The group said one of the investigators was employed by Apple for four years. Apple spokeswoman Lori Lodes denied most of the allegations, but acknowledged Apple did exceed the number of contract workers allowed by Chinese law, which caps the ratio at 10 percent.

Contract workers are paid attractive overtime wages, but they don’t receive the benefits of full-time workers. “We have confirmed all workers are being compensated appropriately, including any overtime wages and bonuses, all overtime work was voluntary and there was no evidence of forced labor,” Lodes said. The China Labor Watch report accused Apple of exploiting Chinese workers in part to absorb costs associated with tariffs placed on its products.

选自：The Washington Post(华盛顿邮报)

 

【单词】

release

英 [rɪˈli:s] 美 [rɪ'lis]

vt.释放; 放开; 发布; 发行

n.释放，排放，解除; 释放令; 公映的新影片，发布的新闻[消息];

withhold

英 [wɪðˈhəʊld] 美 [wɪðˈhoʊld]

vt.扣留; 拒绝给予; 抑制(某事物); 制止，阻挡

vi.忍住，克制;

exceed

英 [ɪkˈsi:d] 美 [ɪkˈsid]

vt.超过; 超越; 胜过; 越过…的界限

vi.突出，领先;

exploit

英 [ɪkˈsplɔɪt] 美 [ɪkˈsplɔɪt]

vt.开采; 开拓; 利用(…为自己谋利); 剥削

n.功绩; 功劳; 勋绩

【参考译文】

非营利性倡导组织中国劳工观察(China Labor Watch)周日发布的一份报告指责苹果及代工厂商富士康(Foxconn)一系列侵犯劳工权益的行为，包括扣留奖金、减少安全培训以及雇佣超过中国法律允许的临时工数量。

该报告是基于在中国最大的iPhone郑州工厂工作的卧底调查人员收集的观察结果和文件纪录。该组织表示，其中一名调查人员曾在苹果工作了四年。苹果发言人Lori Lodes否认了大部分指控，但承认苹果确实超过了中国法律允许的合同工数量。中国法律规定合同工的比例上限为10%。

合同工的加班费很诱人，但他们没有享受全职工人的福利。罗兹说:“我们已经确认，所有工人都得到了适当的补偿，包括任何加班工资和奖金，所有加班都是自愿的，没有任何强迫劳动的证据。”中国劳工观察组织(China Labor Watch)的报告指责苹果剥削中国工人，某种程度上是为了吸收与产品关税相关的成本。

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