A major Apple supplier is reportedly using forced labor from thousands of Uighur workers to make glass for iPhones

Ben Gilbert

1 hour ago

Lens Technology, a longtime supplier of glass for iPhones, uses forced labor from Uighur minorities in its factories, a report from the Tech Transparency Project found, according to The Washington Post.
Apple has repeatedly been accused of benefiting from forced labor in China, and the company is said to have lobbied US lawmakers to weaken a bill intended to ban US companies from relying on Chinese forced labor.
Lens Technology has supplied Apple with glass for its iPhones for years. Apple denied the report.
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