Your iPhone Was Built, In Part, By 13 Year-Olds Working 16 Hours A Day

[Arcmanov]

China have to do better than that.

It is directly their fault that workers have no rights,  and because of this,  multinational corporations can outsource their manufacturing there,  and conveniently look the other way as their s#!t gets made for cheap.

Unfortunately,  the best way to hold these companies accountable is with your wallet,  but guess what,  we gotta have that new iPhone.

...and don't think I'm taking myself out of it eh.   There's probably a lot of tech that I buy,  that I never even considered where,  or how they're produced.

It's sad really.

Something for you iPhone owners to think about before you open your f@#king traps about how 'good' your glorified mp3 player is.   
 

.....SwiftKeyed from my Samsung Galaxy S2 with Tapatalk

[TriniXaeno]

but you just said it yourself arc, its much more than just apple.

So we really can't (or shouldn't) keep casting that stone at them.

I think you are right in that China themselves should get a handle on the situation but as the article mentioned, it is ultimately working in their favour.

Every year, China becomes more and more powerful because of it and workers are actually better off than in previous decades.

So they aren't likely to crack down on it from a political stand point.

Talk about a rock and a hard place. This is one problem with no easy solution.

[Arcmanov]

...and to rub salt in it:  while I was typing that last post, up comes an ad on local TV for bmobile iphone.  * steups *

[woodyear99]

Even more irony, just this afternoon my wife was telling me about several students she gives lessons to receiving iPhones for christmas lol.

[captainchris]

but you just said it yourself arc, its much more than just apple.

So we really can't (or shouldn't) keep casting that stone at them.

I think you are right in that China themselves should get a handle on the situation but as the article mentioned, it is ultimately working in their favour.

Every year, China becomes more and more powerful because of it and workers are actually better off than in previous decades.

So they aren't likely to crack down on it from a political stand point.

Talk about a rock and a hard place. This is one problem with no easy solution.

Problem to who? People of China or just us seeing it as a problem?

[TriniXaeno]

good question Captain.

[W1nTry]

imho, the ONLY ppl that can/will do ish about this is the consumer, so knocking apple down a peg or not ain't gonna change SQUAT, imagine we can rally so much support over SOPA and that isn't nearly as life-threatening as a sweatshop yet there is so much coverage and big name companies against it, but when it comes to the BOTTOM LINE, business is business and lets face it, business lost morals A LONG $%^&ing time ago. So in a sense the blame not only rests on business, money, etc but on US for buying those overpriced, underpaying items that we seem to CAN'T live without.

@arc, if I told you your galaxy S II and EVERY other smart phone in the world was made by a 12 year old working 20 hr days 365 days a year would you still want it? would you still buy it? would you still support the companies that supply it? would u throw away ur HDTV, you cordless phone, ur speakers, your motherboard, your case, etc, etc? I'd wager NO. This world has morals when it suits us best #humansaren'thumane

[captainchris]

That last statement you made. It is so true! People around this day and age do not care solely about where/how their item came about, but once they have it, BOOM, 'I large.'

[Arcmanov]

China have to do better than that.

It is directly their fault that workers have no rights,  and because of this,  multinational corporations can outsource their manufacturing there,  and conveniently look the other way as their s#!t gets made for cheap.

Unfortunately,  the best way to hold these companies accountable is with your wallet,  but guess what,  we gotta have that new iPhone.

...and don't think I'm taking myself out of it eh.   There's probably a lot of tech that I buy,  that I never even considered where,  or how they're produced.

It's sad really.

Something for you iPhone owners to think about before you open your f@#king traps about how 'good' your glorified mp3 player is.   
 

.....SwiftKeyed from my Samsung Galaxy S2 with Tapatalk

Yes, I quoted MYSELF...just for W1nTry's sake.  :|

[Preston786]

The thread should be renamed to MOST DIGITAL DEVICES and its just coincidence that

they decided to do this last night altho we've all known about this for a while

Because everything we use has some component/s manufactured in factories like these :

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-january-16-2012/fear-factory?xrs=share_copy

[woodyear99]

I think this is pertinent to us here at gatt since we all love tech. I am sure if most here were given a choice to pay higher prices for better working conditions most would probably look the other way.

As was said before Apple isn't the only guilty company here, they just very popular with extra high margins.

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[captainchris]

Technically as well, Apple products function 100% the way they were made to. Very well built items as well, their prices are not bad either. Consider that you work for a USD salary and see if 500US for an iPAD2 would seem much...