“Apple is deeply committed to providing employees with a workplace where they feel safe, respected, and inspired to do their best work,” the company said in a statement posted on its portal. insider information for employees obtained by CNN Business. “Our policies do not restrict employees from freely talking about their pay, hours, or working conditions.”
Apple did not respond to a request for comment for this article.
Two Apple employees, Janneke Parrish and Cher Scarlett, started #AppleToo in August to help the company’s workers “organize and protect themselves,” according to the movement’s website. They called on colleagues to share stories of issues they may face, including incidents of racism, sexism and discrimination, to outline “changes that We look forward to seeing Apple do it.”
Parrish told CNN Business last month that it had received hundreds of reports from employees within weeks of alleged incidents “that ranged from sexism and age discrimination to disclosures of rape and suicide,” she said.
Apple’s Friday speech was a victory for the #AppleToo movement, Parrish told CNN Business.
“That’s what we want Apple to convey to the whole #AppleToo,” Parrish said. “It’s certainly not the end of the road but it’s a really important first step and it shows what workers talking together can be achieved.”
She added that a common theme in stories employees have sent to #AppleToo is that workers don’t know they’re allowed to speak. upward when problems arise.
The company’s recent statement will “help end the systematic culture of silence around our pay and work culture,” she said.
