Report: Apple suppliers in China tell ethnic minorities not to apply for jobs

A new report claims that Apple's suppliers in China are discriminating against ethnic minorities, telling them not to apply for jobs in the company's supply chain. According to The Information, ads "explicitly" stated that members of minority ethnic groups were not to Apple, one advert for an iPhone cover glass manufacturer stating "Tibetans, Uyghurs, Hui, Yi, Dongxiang from Tibet or Xinjiang regions aren't accepted." The report says positions explicitly stated that the work was to be carried out for Apple. By contrast, the report says some suppliers will accept workers from "government labor programs" because they received special benefits as a result:

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