"Ethical iPhone Protests Hit Apple Stores"
I
read an article about how people protested Apple stores around the world on
Thursday to deliver petitions calling for reforms in the working conditions at
factories run by Apple's suppliers in China and other overseas locations. This happens to be the second article I
have read about this and I am so glad that this issue is being recognized. 250,000 people have asked Apple to
change its ways. If that isn’t
enough I don’t know what is. These
people know that what they are doing is going to be hard considering Apple is a
huge corporation and they don’t exactly see what they are doing wrong. Another twist I talked about while I
was in class was the fact that Foxconn is the place where all this is happening
and that is not exactly Apples business.
Foxconn is its own business, Apple products are just produced
there. So is apple to blame for
what is happening at Foxconn?
Foxconn is probably the company that these protesters need to be
protesting. The people of Foxconn
are making less then $1.00 a week to make iPads, which are currently selling for
$499.00 in the US. Why are these
people working ridiculous hours and making no money if the iPad is a pretty big
seller?
This
issue could turn into something big for Apple, this could demote sales. No matter how good the product is people
are clearly not okay with this work labor going on across seas. I am relieved to see that people are
really taking this seriously. I
think this issue wont be going away until the people of Apple realize they need
to step in at Foxconn and take some action in paying the workers. Even if Apple does it them selves and
pays these workers these people deserve more then $1.00 a week for the amount
of hours they are working each day.
People
who work at Foxconn have commit suicide because of these conditions and it is
truly devastating to know that someone was so miserable they ended there life. What are the steps that Apple will take
next? I hope they make the right choice or they could lose a lot of Apple
customers.
I think that apple should step in because no one should have to work under those types of conditions that are so that that I makes the workers want to commit suicide I think that apple should step in and maybe make a new contract with this company so the workers can get more money for what they are doing because I mean a dollar an hour is ridiculous even if they are only screwing the thing together they are still a part of the team that makes the product. O r another solution is maybe send over some of the apple workers to work over in that company and maybe change the type of work environment that they are having to deal with over their because I had heard that apple is one of the best places to work because its such a nice work eviorment that everyone can get more work done because they like to come to work and I think that’s what they need over at that other company until they could work out another contract.
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