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Apple paying their contractor's employees? That's not how business works. I'm on the side of the workers. Their treatment is dogshit. The target should be plac
by tedk-42 6y ago
Apple paying their contractor's employees? That's not how business works.
I'm on the side of the workers. Their treatment is dogshit. The target should be placed squarely on the taiwanese company however, not Apple. Apple should have a higher standard, but they can only apologise for the actions of their contractor. If they did that it would make no sense business wise
- weare138 6y agoBut at what point does turning a bling eye become complicity? I could maybe understand if we were talking about a small US company that unknowingly contracted out to a sketchy overseas contractor but I have a hard time believing one of the most highly valued and profitable US tech companies like Apple doesn't have direct knowledge of it's own supply chain.
- tedk-42 6y agoThey likely do but to what detail? Should they have a line-by-line item of each employee being paid into their bank account each week? Apple can only give guidelines and draw contractual terms. If a supplier is in breach then Apple can go ahead and break the contract and that supplier would lose out on a lot more than just the contract (as is the case here). But to hold Apple accountable for the actions of this company (and it may have only been the finance team being pushed by say, a CFO to show profitability for a quarter before a promotion or something) seems out-of-the-ordinary and unreasonable. They're an easy target but you have to put the bias aside with Apple.