At Apple's Chinese factories, long hours, health woes and death

[DarkAngel]

I wonder if Steve Jobs knew about these abuses while he made his Billions over the years?
While it's common knowledge that workers including children are exploited in these Chinese factories, it's really opens one's eyes when you actually read about these incidents. So while some of us enjoy our Apple products and morn Steve Jobs and tear down those who don't, remember these people.

Apple accused of ignoring labor abuses that can kill
'We've known about labor abuses in some factories for four years, and they're still going on,' former Apple executive says, 'Why? Because the system works for us'

In the last decade, Apple has become one of the mightiest, richest and most successful companies in the world, in part by mastering global manufacturing. Apple and its high-technology peers — as well as dozens of other American industries — have achieved a pace of innovation nearly unmatched in modern history.

However, the workers assembling iPhones, iPads and other devices often labor in harsh conditions, according to employees inside those plants, worker advocates and documents published by companies themselves. Problems are as varied as onerous work environments and serious — sometimes deadly — safety problems.

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[CyberCat]

That is not suprising. The story is the same for a lot of 'american' products that are actually produced in 'third world' countries.

And just to think that just the other night that idiot was shooting his mouth off about leveling the playing field when it comes to trade et al - ah boy.