Apple released the names of 156 suppliers that account for 97 percent of its procurement spending in response to criticism of working conditions at companies that make parts for its devices. The Cupertino (Califsbased company also disclosed instances of rights violations by some manufacturers. Five factories employed underage workers, and 17 others had employees who were essentially indentured because they owed excessive fees to job recruiters, according to Apple's annual audit. Separately, a contractor for Nike agreed to pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit by unionized workers over unpaid overtime at a shoe factory in Indonesia.
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