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You make Apple force the issue with public outcry. It seems to be working; did you read the article?

• yequalsx 17y ago
  Yeah, and how often does this occur? How many factories are contracted out to in China by American companies that aren't subjected to public outcry? Apple should face very severe sanctions for allowing this to happen. They are not innocent.
  • KC8ZKF 17y ago
    Apple audits their suppliers, finds violations and fixes them, so you want them punished? Not a very good way to encourage other companies to clean up their act.
    • yequalsx 17y ago
      If you are right about Apple then I retract my statement as it applies to Apple. However, this is not a legal requirement for companies who do business in the United States and it is not a standard practice. Even when it is standard for a company to do this it is done with a wink, so to speak. Companies and consumers in the United States (and Europe) are content to leave the issue of exploited labor out of the public debate. The general justification being that the companies don't actually hire the workers and so their hands are clean. It's convenient and immoral. My overall point stands and it is sad that it has been down voted so much. It reflects poorly on the social awareness of the rich.
      • starkfist 17y ago
        If you are right about Apple then I retract my statement as it applies to Apple. It says as much in the linked article.