Apple’s China factories to be investigated

Apple has announced that an independent group, the Fair Labor Association (FLA), has started inspecting the working conditions in the Chinese factories where its iPads and iPhones are assembled, a move inspired by the spate of bad press for its factories.

The FLA team began the inspections yesterday at Foxconn City in Shenzhen, China, Apple said.

The complex employs and accommodates hundreds of thousands of workers.