Sunday, February 28, 2010

Apple: The New Nike

Someone mentioned the other day that Steve Jobs aspired for Apple to be like Nike.  Looks as though his wish came true:

 "Apple said the child workers are now no longer being used, or are no longer underage. "In each of the three facilities, we required a review of all employment records for the year as well as a complete analysis of the hiring process to clarify how underage people had been able to gain employment," Apple said, in an annual report on its suppliers.
Apple has been repeatedly criticised for using factories that abuse workers and where conditions are poor. Last week, it emerged that 62 workers at a factory that manufactures products for Apple and Nokia had been poisoned by n-hexane, a toxic chemical that can cause muscular degeneration and blur eyesight. Apple has not commented on the problems at the plant, which is run by Wintek, in the Chinese city of Suzhou."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/7330986/Apple-admits-using-child-labour.html

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