Factory overhead and direct labor are manufacturing and manufacturing costs (direct materials + direct labor + manufacturing overhead). Stated succinctly, manufacturing is turning raw materials into a ...

The US government is investigating a factory in Jordan allegedly using forced labor to make clothes for big name brands such as Under Armour, Columbia and American Eagle, iNews reported on Wednesday.

Howard Lutnick has touted a "manufacturing renaissance" as a result of Trump's tariffs. The future of labor is providing maintenance for automated factory technology, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ...

The China Labor Watch claims in a new report that a factory in Apple's supply chain is yet again mistreating workers. In a report released Thursday (PDF), China Labor Watch alleges that a factory in ...

A report by the Associated Press claims that shoppers at a Zara store in Istanbul found tags in their garments with messages from the factory workers that made the items at an outsourced manufacturing ...

Chinese EV maker BYD Co Ltd (OTC:BYDDY) reportedly brought hundreds of Chinese workers with irregular visas to work at its upcoming factory in Brazil. What Happened: In late December, Brazilian ...

Samsung Electronics announced new measures to keep its suppliers in China compliant with labor laws after it completed a round of audits that found problems relating to overtime and the way penalties ...

Apple's iPhone 6S may be a hit, but according to an industry watchdog, the Chinese laborers who make it are toiling in poor working conditions. New York-based China Labor Watch made the allegations in ...

Too often we forget the human cost behind all of our electronic gadgets. And when we do stop to consider working conditions in the factories that assemble our iPhones and iPads, all we can do is ...