A 15-year-old employee at one of Apple Inc.'s manufacturing factories has died.
Apple has taken measures regarding the 15-year-old boy's death, with working conditions allegedly the cause of the employee's death. In a statement released by Apple, independent medical experts were sent to the Pegatron Corp. Factory in Shanghai to investigate the death.
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"Last month, we sent independent medical experts from the U.S. and China to conduct an investigation of the [Pegatron] factory," said Apple in a statement, via Reuters. "While they have found no evidence of any link to working conditions there, we realize that is of little comfort to the families who have lost their loved ones."
According to the Cupertino-based organization, Apple has a "long-standing commitment" in providing healthy and safe work environments for each worker in their supply chain.
The Taiwan-based Pegatron has concluded the boy's death was not related to work conditions and stated he passed away from pneumonia.
As to how the 15-year-old managed to secure a job at the factory, Pegatron spokesman Charles Lin said the boy used his 21-year-old cousin's identification to apply for the position.
"Pegatron has strict measures in place to verify workers' ages before and after they are hired, and we work with health and safety experts to provide a safe working environment for each and every worker," Pegatron said in a statement.
Apple previously made efforts to combat harsh working conditions as noted in 2010 when approximately a dozen people committed suicide at the Foxconn factory in China.
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