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Petitie change.org Apple: Protect Workers Making iPhones in Chinese Factories

Petitie change.org Apple: Protect Workers Making iPhones in Chinese Factories discussie in Chat en geruchten forum; ( verdwijnt na registratie ) Email onderwerp: iPhone suicides Dear reader, According to the New York Times, workers at a factory in Shenzhen, China, owned by Foxconn (a company that ...



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Email onderwerp: iPhone suicides

Dear reader,

According to the New York Times, workers at a factory in Shenzhen, China, owned by Foxconn (a company that manufactures iPhones, iPads and other devices for Apple) regularly work sixteen-hour, seven-day work weeks.

They stand until their legs swell and they can’t walk, and they perform repetitive motions on the production line for so long that some permanently lose the use of their hands. To cut costs, managers make workers use cheap chemicals that cause neurological damage. There has been a rash of suicides at the Foxconn plant, and 300 workers recently threatened to jump off the roof over a safety and pay dispute.

In short, as one former Apple executive told the New York Times, "Most people would be really disturbed if they saw where their iPhone comes from."

Mark Shields, a self-described member of the "cult of Mac," started a petition on Change.org demanding Apple exert its influence on its suppliers to improve working conditions for the factory workers that make iPhones, iPads and other Apple products. Click here to sign Mark’s petition right now.

Apple knows it can play an important role in ensuring safe and fair working conditions for the workers at its suppliers, like Foxconn. In 2005, the company released a supplier code of conduct, and it performs hundreds of audits each year in China and around the world to confirm its suppliers are meeting the code’s expectations.

But that’s where Apple’s commitment falters: the number of supplier violations has held steady year to year and Apple hasn’t consistently publicly stated which suppliers have problems or dropped offending suppliers.

The bottom line, Apple executives admit, is that they’re not being forced to change.

One current executive told the New York Times that there’s a trade-off: "You can either manufacture in comfortable, worker-friendly factories," he said, or you can "make it better and faster and cheaper, which requires factories that seem harsh by American standards. And right now, customers care more about a new iPhone than working conditions in China."

That means public pressure is the only thing that can force Apple to ensure its suppliers treat workers humanely. If enough people sign Mark’s petition -- and tell Apple they care more about human beings than they do about how fast the company can produce the next generation iPhone -- the company could be convinced to make real change for the workers at Foxconn and other factories.

Click here to sign Mark’s petition demanding Apple change the way it does business.

Thanks for being a change-maker,

- Amanda and the Change.org team


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Het leek mij wel nieuwswaardig om hier te delen, ook ingestuurd voor iPc aangezien dit verbonden & een reactie is op de recente nieuwsberichten over onder meer Foxconn. Voor meer informatie en/of het ondertekenen van deze petitie, zie bovenstaande link
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Petitie ondertekend, maar nu moet ik wel zo goed als al mijn elektronische apparaten gaan weg doen want die worden allemaal door Foxconn geproduceerd:

Major customers

Foxconn manufactures products for companies including:
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Oud 07-02-12, 17:28
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Wat wordt tegenwoordig niet door Chinezen gemaakt? Niet alleen Apple doet dit maar ook de rest van je elektronica wat je in je huis hebt staan wordt door diezelfde Chinezen gemaakt.
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