Tim Cook ‘deeply offended’ by BBC’s allegations that it mistreats workers in its Chinese factories

Yesterday, BBC’s Panorama programme aired a documentary on the working conditions of the supply chain workers at Apple. The documentary had reporter Richard Bilton and his team work undercover in a Pegatron factory located on the outskirts of Shanghai. The programme revealed that the working conditions in Apple’s factories are far from ideal with workers being treated poorly and being forced to work long hours at a stretch. 
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