Wintek refutes all poisoning claims
By Wang Qingchu |
February 19, 2011, Saturday
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An Apple computer supplier has denied forcing employees to quit after they were poisoned following exposure to a toxic chemical at a factory in eastern China.
Jia Jingchuan, a worker at Wintek Corp's factory in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, signed an agreement with the employer before he resigned, which stated the company won't be held liable for any health problems he has, -Beijing Morning Post -reported yesterday.
Jia told the newspaper he didn't want to resign and wanted to be transferred to other positions, but the company did not responded to his request. He said he had no other choice but to quit the job and wouldn't receive the compensation unless he signed the agreement which cleared the employer of any future responsibilities.
Jia who was poisoned by hexyl hydride, a chemical used to clean electronic components, received around 70,000 yuan (US$10,640) compensation and 20,000 yuan back salaries from Wintek, the supplier of Apple Inc, the California-based maker of iPods, iPhones and iPads.
A manager, surnamed Zhang, said the factory banned the use of hexyl hydride in 2009. Another manager surnamed Dai denied Wintek forced employees to resign, adding the management office of the Suzhou Industrial Park, where the factory is located, was authorized to speak on this issue. Phone calls to the industrial park went unanswered.
Apple admitted violations by its suppliers in its annual Supplier Responsibility report issued on February 15. The number of violations by Apple's suppliers doubled year-on-year in 2010. Those included the use of underage labor, unsafe working conditions and improper handling of hazardous chemicals, Apple said in the report.
The report noted suicides at the South China factory of Foxconn in the first half of 2010 and 137 workers poisoned following exposure to dangerous chemicals in the Suzhou facility of Wintek.
"The temperature outside is below zero, but my palms are sweating, which means I am under the influence of the poison," Jia said.
He said that he hopes Apple would come out and apologize to him and settle the problems with Wintek together.
Jia Jingchuan, a worker at Wintek Corp's factory in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, signed an agreement with the employer before he resigned, which stated the company won't be held liable for any health problems he has, -Beijing Morning Post -reported yesterday.
Jia told the newspaper he didn't want to resign and wanted to be transferred to other positions, but the company did not responded to his request. He said he had no other choice but to quit the job and wouldn't receive the compensation unless he signed the agreement which cleared the employer of any future responsibilities.
Jia who was poisoned by hexyl hydride, a chemical used to clean electronic components, received around 70,000 yuan (US$10,640) compensation and 20,000 yuan back salaries from Wintek, the supplier of Apple Inc, the California-based maker of iPods, iPhones and iPads.
A manager, surnamed Zhang, said the factory banned the use of hexyl hydride in 2009. Another manager surnamed Dai denied Wintek forced employees to resign, adding the management office of the Suzhou Industrial Park, where the factory is located, was authorized to speak on this issue. Phone calls to the industrial park went unanswered.
Apple admitted violations by its suppliers in its annual Supplier Responsibility report issued on February 15. The number of violations by Apple's suppliers doubled year-on-year in 2010. Those included the use of underage labor, unsafe working conditions and improper handling of hazardous chemicals, Apple said in the report.
The report noted suicides at the South China factory of Foxconn in the first half of 2010 and 137 workers poisoned following exposure to dangerous chemicals in the Suzhou facility of Wintek.
"The temperature outside is below zero, but my palms are sweating, which means I am under the influence of the poison," Jia said.
He said that he hopes Apple would come out and apologize to him and settle the problems with Wintek together.
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