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I want to upvote this comment but I have no idea what "moral arbitrage" means. Is that like Apple being a green company but its factory works in Asia kill thems
by kelukelugames 10y ago
I want to upvote this comment but I have no idea what "moral arbitrage" means. Is that like Apple being a green company but its factory works in Asia kill themselves?
- carsongross 10y agoYes.
- sosborn 10y agoWhat does "being green" have to do with suicide rates at factories that are, by and large, in line with rates in the U.S.?
- kelukelugames 10y agoSuicides are just the most sensational part. They repeated break labor guidelines set by Apple.
- sosborn 10y agoAgain, what does that have to do with "being green"?
- Inconel 10y agoCorrect me if I'm wrong but I believe I've read that Foxconn's suicide rates are actually lower than the rates of American college students. I understand that may not be a perfect comparison since college suicide rates tend to be fairly high and there may be many other reasons to be critical of Foxconn/Apple's labor practices but I'm not sure the highly publicized stories about suicides are necessarily a good indicator of working conditions.
- tatrajim 10y agoRight, the notorious peak group of 14 Foxconn suicides was in 2010, but still being referenced as if they happened yesterday. This compares with a national suicide rate in China of 22 per 100,000. Given the ~ 1 million workers at Foxconn, statistically it's far safer to be employed there than not. And, having chatted with Foxconn workers from the Zhengzhou iPhone factory, the main problem is that it's mindnumbingly boring, though the pay is deemed relatively good.