Saturday, April 14, 2012

VIDEO: Is Apple Really A Slave Driver?

Is Apple Really A Slave Driver?
Marketplace China correspondent Rob Schmitz recently looked into the widely-reported "slave labor conditions" at Apple's Foxconn plant (where iPads are assembled). To say the least, Schmitz's findings contrasted greatly with the increasingly-scrutinized SACOM report (.pdf). As Schmitz put it, "hundreds of applicants line-up each morning" in hopes of good pay and favorable working conditions.

Schmitz's account:



SACOM's account:


3 comments:

  1. there are plenty of examples of injustice in the world but sensationalized documentaries like what michael moore and the global warming alarmists produce just undermine their credibility,

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  2. Mike Daisey took "Michael Moore documentary making" to a whole new level.

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  3. One thing seems fairly certain: the company felt no need to put up nets for suicidal jumpers below the windows of the executive suites.

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