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data-page-type="supplier-responsibility"> <section class="section section-hero" data-analytics-section-engagement="name:supplier-responsibility-hero"> <div class="section-content"> <h1 class="visuallyhidden">Supplier Responsibility</h1> <p class="hero-headline large-11 large-centered medium-12"> There’s a right way to make products. It starts with the rights of the people who make them. </p> <p class="hero-intro large-10 large-centered medium-11 small-12"> Our suppliers employ more than 1.6 million people in 20 countries. And every one of those people deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. In our tenth annual Supplier Responsibility Report, we’re sharing the latest steps we’ve taken to create fair employment and safe working conditions throughout our supply chain. </p> </div> <figure class="section-background"></figure> <figcaption class="figcaption figcaption-overlay"> <div class="section-content"> <div class="large-3 medium-4 small-12">A worker inspects lens components in Lianyungang, China.</div> </div> </figcaption> </section> <section class="section section-hero section-accountability" data-analytics-section-engagement="name:supplier-responsibility-accountability"> <div class="section-content"> <div class="hero-headline large-9 large-centered medium-10 small-12"> <h2 class="eyebrow-hero">Accountability</h2> We set high standards, then help our suppliers meet them. </div> <p class="hero-intro large-9 medium-10 large-centered small-12"> Our Supplier Code of Conduct is one of the strictest in the industry. But we do more than just hold our suppliers accountable to these standards — we work with them and provide the support they need to operate responsibly. </p> <p> <a class="cta more" href="/web/20170301222847/https://www.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/accountability/" data-analytics-region="Learn more">Learn more<span class="visuallyhidden"> about how Apple keeps suppliers accountable</span></a> </p> </div> <figure class="section-background"></figure> <figcaption class="figcaption figcaption-overlay dark"> <div class="section-content"> <div class="large-3 medium-4 small-12">Workers in Hsinchu, Taiwan, have a meeting in a clean room.</div> </div> </figcaption> </section> <section class="section section-hero section-labor-and-human-rights" data-analytics-section-engagement="name:supplier-responsibility-labor-and-human-rights"> <div class="section-content"> <div class="hero-headline large-10 large-centered medium-12"> <h2 class="eyebrow-hero">Labor and Human Rights</h2> Workers’ rights are human rights. </div> <p class="hero-intro large-9 medium-10 large-centered small-12"> We make sure every person who works in our suppliers’ facilities is treated fairly. So we partner closely with suppliers to end bonded labor, underage labor, and excessive work hours. We’re also going deep within our supply chain to make sure our materials are sourced responsibly. </p> <p> <a class="cta more" href="/web/20170301222847/https://www.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/labor-and-human-rights/" data-analytics-region="Learn more">Learn more<span class="visuallyhidden"> about how Apple helps protect workers’ rights</span></a> </p> </div> <figure class="section-background"></figure> <figcaption class="figcaption figcaption-overlay dark"> <div class="section-content"> <div class="large-3 medium-4 small-12">Apple iPod quality control and testing in Changshu, China.</div> </div> </figcaption> </section> <section class="section section-hero section-empowering-workers theme-dark" data-analytics-section-engagement="name:supplier-responsibility-empowering-workers"> <div class="section-content"> <div class="hero-headline large-8 medium-10 large-centered small-12"> <h2 class="eyebrow-hero">Empowering Workers</h2> Preparing people for the workplace and beyond. </div> <p class="hero-intro large-9 large-centered small-12"> Workers may not have access to a quality education in some places where our products are made. So we provide training in factories to help workers be better informed, offer classes to help them take the next steps in their careers, and partner with vocational schools to increase the standard of education. </p> <p class="large-12 large-centered medium-7 small-12"> <a class="cta more" href="/web/20170301222847/https://www.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/empowering-workers/" data-analytics-region="Learn more">Learn more<span class="visuallyhidden"> about how Apple empowers workers through education</span></a> </p> </div> <figure class="section-background"></figure> <figcaption class="figcaption figcaption-overlay"> <div class="section-content"> <div class="large-offset-9 large-3 medium-offset-8 medium-4 small-offset-0 small-12">A facility employee practices calligraphy during a SEED class.</div> </div> </figcaption> </section> <section class="section section-hero section-environment-health-and-safety" data-analytics-section-engagement="name:supplier-responsibility-environment-health-and-safety"> <div class="section-content"> <div class="hero-headline large-9 medium-10 large-centered small-12"> <h2 class="eyebrow-hero">Environment, Health and Safety</h2> Respecting the environments we work and live in. </div> <p class="hero-intro large-10 large-centered small-12"> Our suppliers’ facilities can have a significant impact on the planet and the people who make our products. 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