iPod Plant Accused of "Sweatshop" Conditions Sues Two Chinese Journalists

Beijing -- Foxconn, the Chinese manufacturing plant that makes Cupertino-based Apple's iPods, has filed a $3.75 million defamation lawsuit against two Chinese journalists who reported on working conditions at the plant, Wired News reported. The initial Chinese reports prompted stories overseas in publications like the U.K.'s Guardian, eventually compelling Apple to investigate allegations that workers were paid only $50 a month for 60-plus-hour work weeks, and were forced to live in cramped dormitories at the factory. Apple's investigation found that workers were paid the minimum wage for the region, but that Foxconn was indeed in violation of Apple's code of conduct and overtime rules. The two journalists' bank accounts and other assets have been frozen as a result of the Foxconn lawsuit.
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