No matter what Apple has to offer, its relationship with Foxconn make it a bloody mess.
If hip means being part of company that for the sake of profit makes its workers kill themselves, I don't want any part of it.
For those of you who don't know. Around 10 people this year killed them selves at Foxconn, a place where Apple has its latest products made. There were other attempts and some speculate these are not suicides, regardless the fact remains they are deaths. Foxconn has installed nets to avoid these deaths. The question remains, why would 18 year olds want to kill themselves over a job? Why work them so hard? This is what Foxconn does, and Apple condones this by buying from them. Now Foxconn is offering a 20% increase in pay. Will this fix what has happened? Will this stop the deaths? We shall see.
Apple did state:
"Apple is deeply committed to ensuring that conditions throughout our supply chain are safe and workers are treated with respect and dignity"
This has been going on for over 6 months this year and who knows how many more before. Apple needs to prove with actions more so than words, what has been done in the past, what is being done in the present and what it will do in the future regarding its relationship with Foxconn.
As another site states, if Apple does not come clean on this:
"China suicides: Is Apple headed for a consumer backlash?"
May become reality.
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