The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. March 30, 2012 Apple, Foxconn to Address Worker Conditions in China ----------------------------------------------------- Tech giant Apple and its manufacturer Foxconn have agreed to address workplace violations affecting workers who make Apple products in China. The move comes in response to an investigation by the Fair Labor Association that uncovered multiple labor violations at three of Foxconn’s factories, including unpaid overtime and extreme hours. Foxconn has agreed to boost safety, hire new workers, and stop illegal overtime, as well as improving workers’ housing. .