Apple supplier stops students' illegal overtime at iPhone X

Apple supplier Foxconn has stopped students from working illegally overtime in a factory in China.

It comes after the Financial Times reported Tuesday that six high school students in Henan province would work 11-hour shifts to manufacture Apple's iPhone X.

The long hours breached Chinese laws which aim to prevent children from working over 40 hours per week.

Apple said in the statement Tuesday the interns "should not have been allowed overtime" at the facility.

And on Thursday, the tech giant told the BBC: "Apple is dedicated to ensuring our supply chain is treated with the dignity and respect they deserve ... we can do all we can make a positive impact and protect workers in our supply chain. "

'Compensation and benefits'

The Financial Times report said the students were interviewed in a group of 3,000 students from Zhengzhou Urban Rail Transit School.

Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group - otherwise known as Hon Hai Precision Industry - reportedly hired the students to keep up the demand for Apple's latest flagship phone.

In October, Apple told CNBC that the customer demand for the iPhone X was "off the charts" ahead of its official release on November 3.

Foxconn Technology Group said in a statement the students were "provided with compensation and benefits."