Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Workers should not have to die so Apple can build the iPhone 5, petition says

Workers should not have to die so Apple can build the iPhone 5, petition says

. A new web-based petition singles out Apple and calls for the company to force its suppliers to reform the working conditions at their factories. Original device manufacturer Hon Hai and its subsidiary Foxconn are among the Eastern firms repeatedly accused of mistreating workers, and Apple has again been called upon to demand change as Foxconn's biggest customer. Read on for more.

“Every day, tens of millions of people will swipe the screens of their iPhones to unlock them. On the other side of the world, a young girl is also swiping those screens,” human rights advocate SumOfUs wrote on its website.

Boy Genius Report, Workers should not have to die so Apple can build the iPhone 5, petition says

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