Allegations of poor working conditions have been made on several occasions. News reports highlight the long working hours,[1][2] discrimination against Mainland Chinese workers by their Taiwanese co-workers,[114] and lack of working relationships at the company.[115] Although Foxconn was found to be compliant in the majority of areas when Apple Inc. audited the maker of its iPods and iPhones in 2007,[5] the audit did substantiate several of the allegations.[116] In May 2010, Shanghaiist reported that security guards had been caught beating factory workers.[117]