To summarize some of the posts: it's not Apple, it's Foxconn.
But the very first paragraph from the article quoted in the OP is this:
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Thousands of Chinese factory workers will be given the chance to detail the punishing conditions on assembly lines producing Apple iPads and iPhones, after the US company bowed to criticism and agreed to allow independent inspections of its supply chain.
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Why was it up to Apple to allow independent inspections of the working conditions?