The hard facts on the reprehensible conditions in Apple Factories.
Thoughts:
Apple nor any other company is going to fight hard to make the work conditions in their Chinese factories better, unless the government or consumers force them to. There is just no incentive for them to do so, Apple in particular are making insane profits and in all fairness they are providing jobs for many Chinese that they wouldn't have otherwise. Although no one could argue that anyone should be working in such poor conditions, I can see how it would be easy for an Apple executive to justify what's going on.
Read More: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/26/business/ieconomy-apples-ipad-and-the-human-costs-for-workers-in-china.html?pagewanted=3&_r=1&ref=business
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