Apple faces more allegations of worker abuse by different supplier... Pegatron

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...resh-accusations-over-China-worker-abuse.html

Pegatron, which puts together products in mainland China for Apple, was forcing employees to work in poor conditions, depriving them of overtime pay and polluting the environment, China Labor Watch claimed in a report released on Monday.

“[Pegatron] benefitted from and relied upon labor violations to increase their competitive edge,” the rights group said.

The group said its findings were based on a five-month undercover investigation at three Pegatron factories in China where more than 70,000 workers assemble Apple products.

This happening after they got some good press after deciding to try and have products manufactured in the states is interesting
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/30/apple-cook-idUSL1E8GU03920120530


I wonder if they decided that having some of their products made in the states was a good idea out of fear that they might get bad press from news of worker abuse by a supplier being reported again.


Would anyone here be willing to pay $10-$50 dollars more on electronics to reduce the instances of alleged worker abuse?

 

[michal1980]

 

[Patranus]

Huh?

How does "Apple" face allegations?

You mean Pegatron faces allegations.

 

[StrangerGuy]

Huh?

How does "Apple" face allegations?

You mean Pegatron faces allegations.

Shhh don't let facts get in the way. I'm sure the watch group won't give a flying shit about Pegatron if the low hanging punching bag called Apple wasn't the client.

 

[justoh]

Huh?

How does "Apple" face allegations?

You mean Pegatron faces allegations.

Vicariously apple lives while the whole world dies. You all need it too, don't lie. Why can't we just admit it?

 

[JockoJohnson]

^This.

Are people such mindless fucks to fall for this stuff? I know the answer is yes but had to ask.

I saw that commercial where Apple mentions that their products are designed in the US. They conveniently forget to mention where the products are actually built.

Ultimately, it is China and its shitty labor laws that allow for incidents like this but Apple could help by pulling their production from there and make a statement. However, they won't.

 

[PokerGuy]

Apple could help by pulling their production from there and make a statement. However, they won't.

The reality is that for a lot of their products/parts, they simply can't move production here, even if they try. If they did, they'd have huge issues with flexibility, supplies, sourcing, environmental restrictions and so forth. The cost of the product would be much higher, and they'd get crushed by their competition.

 

[justoh]

The reality is that for a lot of their products/parts, they simply can't move production here, even if they try. If they did, they'd have huge issues with flexibility, supplies, sourcing, environmental restrictions and so forth. The cost of the product would be much higher, and they'd get crushed by their competition.

Apple's products are already priced as if they were made in the US. So why not just make the shit there? Duh.

 

[Darwin333]

Would anyone here be willing to pay $10-$50 dollars more on electronics to reduce the instances of alleged worker abuse?

I am absolutely certain that they can actually increase profits by $10-$50, its simply a matter of finding the correct voltage.

 

[Ayah]

Apple's products are already priced as if they were made in the US. So why not just make the shit there? Duh.

Because it would cut into their profit margin. Profit >>>> American jobs for Apple and many other corporations.

 

[Darwin333]

Shhh don't let facts get in the way. I'm sure the watch group won't give a flying shit about Pegatron if the low hanging punching bag called Apple wasn't the client.

While that is true that doesn't absolve Apple in the least.

 

[justoh]

Because it would cut into their profit margin. Profit >>>> American jobs for Apple and many other corporations.

They should be persuaded to make less profit, for the good of the land. Apple may be "innovative," but they've also accumulated a lot of bad karma over the years along with all their evil money. Vicarious murder of chinese peeps, plus this:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...nd-pay-no-corporate-income-tax-the-apple-way/

How to make $30 billion and pay no corporate income tax, the Apple way