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Think Damage ControlPosted on Aug 18, 2006
An Apple Computer audit of labor conditions at an iPod factory in China uncovered employees working longer hours than permitted by its code of conduct. Auditors also said that workers earned ?at least the local minimum wage?—whatever that may be in Longhua, China. Some have praised the tech giant for the ?thoroughness? of its report, while others reacted skeptically, with one international trade union representative saying: “Apple interviewed just 100 people out of the estimated 30,000 iPod workers…. We do not know the conditions in which the interviews were held. We have serious reservations about the report.? Apple, which announced $4.37 billion in revenue last quarter, says it has taken multiple steps to address any concerns raised by the report. BBC News:
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By Stedentrip, March 24, 2010 at 8:42 am Link to this comment
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Report thisBy Wintersport, November 9, 2009 at 1:14 pm Link to this comment
30,000 workers. That’s a lot, also the question what an iPhone actually would cost to produce is interesting…
Report thisBy jon, August 18, 2006 at 7:53 pm Link to this comment
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If chinese workers are making minimum wages, then the outsourcing corporations are making all the profits.
Question: Where are all the china’s trade “surplus” come from?
Someone cook the book folks.
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