Apple suspends new business with iPhone supplier that used students on night shifts

Apple said it would stop giving Pegatron, a longtime Taiwanese supplier, new business after it discovered that some student workers in China had worked nights and overtime, against Apple's rules.

Apple is putting one of its suppliers on probation for violating its labor code.

The iPhone maker said Monday that it would stop giving Pegatron, a longtime Taiwanese supplier, new business after it discovered that some student workers in China had worked nights and overtime, against Apple's rules.

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