Chinese workers don't work for Apple. Apple, like any giant manufacturing conglomerate, relies on a complex supply chain of manufacturers who supply them with a

Chinese workers don't work for Apple. Apple, like any giant manufacturing conglomerate, relies on a complex supply chain of manufacturers who supply them with all the necessary parts and components. These manufacturers are also purchasing from even higher in the supply chain. As a company, Apple buys parts from suppliers, period. None of their business how these suppliers squeeze to deliver these parts at the best prices and quality. Before Apple arrived at the current position (2000-2010) they were a small player and it wasn't possible to squeeze parts suppliers. Tim Cook gets an enormous payout because he navigated the company towards flipping this relationship, because he is an expert in squeezing the best quality/price for the parts. Getting the iPhone below $1000 is what gets him his $750mil