Apple details progress and new initiatives in latest Supplier Responsibility Report
Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 8:50AM 
Apple has realeased their latest Supplier Responsibility Report in an ongoing effort to ensure improved education and health awareness for suppliers and their workers. Of note in this latest report is the effort to bring preventivr health programs focused on educating women workers aimed at 1 million Apple suppliers around the world.
Education is also a focus for Apple who is bringing a wide range of classes to workers in the supply chain. Offering them the opportunity to learn within their work environment.
"Apple launched a first of its kind new program to provide vocational training to give students the skills they need to be factory line leaders, graduates are guaranteed an internship with an Apple supplier. To date, 2.5m people have taken classes, which range from language skills up to university degrees, and since 2007, 12,000 people have graduated with a university degree," Apple said in a statement.