Apple helps suppliers reconfigure factories to limit Covid-19

The Cupertino, California-based technology giant works with hundreds of companies in a globe-spanning supply chain that has been tested by the pandemic.

In an annual supplier responsibility report released Thursday, Apple detailed a range of responses from its partners, including health screenings, deep cleaning, deployment of face masks and hand sanitiser, and limiting the density of work areas.

“Our teams have also partnered with suppliers to redesign and reconfigure factory floor plans where needed and to implement flexible working hours – including staggered work shifts – to maximise interpersonal space,” Sabih Khan, senior vice-president of operations at Apple, wrote in the report.