Maltreating Workers in Factories
For a long time, maltreating workers in factories and illegal mining has been a problem. Recently, it has gotten even worse with Apple.
Reports from the BBC say that Apple iPhone factories in Asia are not improving labor conditions even though it has promised to. The workers are supposed to take a quiz to ask if they are qualified and if they want the job, but that doesn't really help because the employers stand there and tell them what to answer. For example, one supervisor said: "put a check in the two boxes that indicate you are willing. Do not check the two other boxes." They do cruel things like mandating overtime for workers, requiring workers to attend meetings without pay and forcing workers to live in overcrowded dormitories. The BBC said one undercover reporter, working in a factory making parts for Apple computers, had to work 18 days in a row despite repeated requests for a day off.
Apparently Apple might also be using tin from illegal mines in its devices. The BBC also found a 12-year old boy working in dangerous conditions mining for tin at an illegal mine in Indonesia. One gang collecting tin from that area said it sold to a smelter on Apple’s list of suppliers. Apple says it will try, but it hasn't fulfilled a lot of its promises recently.
I think that if Apple doesn't want to get publicly shunned, it should probably improve work conditions and speed up the elimination of illegal resources.
Reports from the BBC say that Apple iPhone factories in Asia are not improving labor conditions even though it has promised to. The workers are supposed to take a quiz to ask if they are qualified and if they want the job, but that doesn't really help because the employers stand there and tell them what to answer. For example, one supervisor said: "put a check in the two boxes that indicate you are willing. Do not check the two other boxes." They do cruel things like mandating overtime for workers, requiring workers to attend meetings without pay and forcing workers to live in overcrowded dormitories. The BBC said one undercover reporter, working in a factory making parts for Apple computers, had to work 18 days in a row despite repeated requests for a day off.
Apparently Apple might also be using tin from illegal mines in its devices. The BBC also found a 12-year old boy working in dangerous conditions mining for tin at an illegal mine in Indonesia. One gang collecting tin from that area said it sold to a smelter on Apple’s list of suppliers. Apple says it will try, but it hasn't fulfilled a lot of its promises recently.
I think that if Apple doesn't want to get publicly shunned, it should probably improve work conditions and speed up the elimination of illegal resources.
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