Petition Apple : Worker's Rights in China

I received an email today, in part it said:

Apple would probably be receptive to public opinion. I would like to see them improve worker's rights in China. There's a petition on Change.org, please sign it if you agree.


Apple: Protect Workers Making iPhones in Chinese Factories

 

From your link:

The comments from that specifically, were just an addition after the article was written. Reading the comments from that link, it appears you've picked the only one that is supportive of Apple. LOL. To clarify, I don't hold Apple completely responsible. What I am saying, is they do have the ability to influence working conditions in factories where they have their products made. I think they should.

Recent news:

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I don't think Apple has something to do with it. Their own government should regulate and implement rules when it comes to the working people.

 

I Agree, its not an apple issue per say but something we need to understand about other societies around the world. I think that part of the appeal is that the labor is cheaper which then can drive the product prices down.

If we can accept a hire price for our products, we can bring those jobs back to a European or Western country..

 

Probably not. But at least they can look out for workers that make their product. Just because it's the right thing to do. If they aren't, public opinion matters. IKEA is an example. They have a factory in Virginia, and were treating American workers in a way they would probably never get away with in Sweden. They started getting negative press. Conditions are a little better now.

 

Apple CEO Tim Cook said that Apple is doing more inspections this month,and has opened up it's supply chain for independant evaluations by the "Fair Labour Association".
It appears that all the negative press is having a positive impact........changes are coming.

 

This is old news and has been going on for years with Apple's tech development in China. While I'm not a fan of Apple they've been improving and monitoring work conditions there. They are just calling out Tim Cook because he's the new CEO and doesn't have the credibility Steve Jobs has yet.

 

Agreed. It is encouraging.

They announced the monitoring by the Fair Labor Association after the recent bad press. I think a little pressure helps, and hopefully, we will see some real, meaningful changes as people continue to speak up.


Here's a video uploaded, it was one year ago:

[video=youtube;DUtT2ZZP4EA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUtT2ZZP4EA[/video]

 

This was an old news, not only Foxconn Shen Zhen but also factory at other state in China
Freaky speaking, apple is not the one shall take full responsible on this issue but Foxconn
The End user/Final customer can only control on the quality of supplier chain, not the way they manage their work

 

You simply cannot expect a communist nation to institute fair labour practices.

 

You cannot bring in logic to this argument - people are trying to increase there post count ya know!

 

Actually, Apple can make stipulations about working conditions. A miniscule of research would have told you that.

^ Good for you, at least you admit the true reason you're posting in this thread!

 

If you're going to attempt to come across as clever,at least learn to spell first.That should have been spelt "their" not "there".

 

Like you care so much about workers in china to complain about my high level of American Education and clever .... was never a quality of mine.

So many people TALK about issue but do nothing like choosing not to support them.. wait that would mean that you couldn't be trendy or fashionable.

 

I refuse to engage in a batte of wits with an unarmed opponent.Having said that I respect your right to be wrong.

 

I don't think you're an American. What helps give it away, is bragging about your "high level of American Education." LOL.

Okay.

Sign the petition!

You're lost if you think people only care about other human beings to be "trendy or fashionable."

 

Thank you for respecting my rights - my wits couldn't take it... Your "battle" per say would just be too much for me...


Oh Yeah - Rebecca - Signing a Petition does ZERO good! Ok!

The Egyptians I think showed the World that still in this day and age.. you need to Fight for Change.. Big Corporations or Governments Rarely act on signing a paper. Maybe its just my simple poor american education misleading me.. but lets come back to this post in say 5 years and debate a petitions usefulness

 

You're wrong. I think Apple cares about what their customers think.

There have been reports of explosions, killing workers, over something so minor, as inadequate ventilation. Workers losing the use of their hands for the rest of their lives from amped-up carpal tunnel, simply because it's too inconvenient to have them rotate work tasks to avoid the excruciating repetition. The unprotected use of cheap chemicals causing neurological damage. Workers struggling, working insane long hours to make a meager living, in miserable conditions. Suicides. Attempted suicides. I doesn't have to be this way. I remember, didn't Apple say something about changing the world? Well, I think there are a few factories in China that need changing right now. They need to get on it. Apple cares about public opinion. It's over the top that workers making Apple products, have suffered to such an extent, all the while, Apple is reporting record breaking profits. And, if they don't, I suspect those profits will start going down.

Apple says great things on their site about what they expect of suppliers. It would probably be a good idea for them to start aggressively enforcing these expectations.