Hong Kong ( CNN ) -- The Fair Labor Association released a report Wednesday that Chinese plants of Foxconn , a major supplier of Apple products , have improved worker conditions . The FLA said a June 20 to July 6 audit showed that `` immediate health and safety measures '' have been made , such as enforcement of breaks , changing equipment design to reduce repetitive stress injuries and testing of emergency equipment like eyewashes and sprinklers . In the past two years , the company has been at the center of a storm of complaints about working conditions for its more than 1.2 million employees in China , especially after a spate of worker suicides . In 2010 , Foxconn raised workers ' pay twice at its factory in Shenzhen after the suicides , Chinese state media reported at the time . Foxconn said it had introduced counselors , started a 24-hour phone counseling service and opened a stress room where workers can take out frustration on mannequins with bats . Inside a Foxconn factory . Last year , an explosion at a Foxconn plant that produces Apple 's iPad2 killed four people and injured 18 more . Chinese officials said the blast may have been caused by combustible dust in a polishing workshop . The incident , in the southwestern city of Chengdu , followed a report by rights group Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior ( SACOM ) that workers at the same plant do not have adequate training in the use of chemicals and do not have regular on the job health checks . The technology supplier has moved to bring working hours -- including overtime -- down to below 60 hours per week `` with the goal of reaching full compliance with the Chinese legal limit of 40 hours per week , plus an average of 9 hours of overtime per week while protecting worker compensation , '' the FLA said in a news release . Foxconn is part of Taiwan-based Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. , one of the world 's largest suppliers of components for the electronics industry . Much of its manufacturing division is based in mainland China , where it assembles a range of products including Apple 's iPhone and iPad , Amazon 's Kindle and Microsoft 's Xbox . Apple became the first electronics company to join the FLA in January , and required independent audits of working conditions at Foxconn and other suppliers . A March audit by FLA found violations such as excessive overtime and proscribed 356 actions to improve worker conditions . The July audit found 280 issues had been addressed , with the remaining 76 required to completed by July 2013 . Poor conditions reported in June . `` The verification confirmed that Apple and Foxconn are ahead of schedule in improving the conditions under which some of the world 's most popular electronics are being made , '' Auret van Heerden , President and CEO of the Fair Labor Association , said in a press release . `` Apple and Foxconn 's progress since the March assessment , combined with the additional actions planned through July 2013 , would create the roadmap for all Chinese suppliers in the tech industry . '' The group also praised Foxconn 's efforts to change local legislation in Shenzhen to extend unemployment insurance to all migrant workers in the area , not just those who hold Shenzhen residence permits . `` Our hope is that our efforts will not only benefit Foxconn , but that they will also serve as a model for other companies and help improve working conditions for the manufacturing industry throughout China , '' said Louis Woo , Special Assistant to the CEO , Foxconn Technology Group . `` We are investing in workplace enhancements because our employees are our greatest asset and we are fully committed to continuing to ensure that they have a safe and healthy working environment . '' When factory workers had enough . CNN 's Paul Armstrong contributed to this report .
The Fair Labor Association says Chinese plants of Foxconn have improved worker conditions . China has been criticized for its treatment of workers in the past and is now trying to improve working conditions. The company has been at the center of a storm of complaints about working conditions . A July audit found that most of the issues had been resolved on time or ahead of schedule .