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Apple does not intentionally use child or slave labour. And of all the OEMs they have always been the most aggressive at auditing their supply chain.
by threeseed 3y ago
Apple does not intentionally use child or slave labour.
And of all the OEMs they have always been the most aggressive at auditing their supply chain.
- thx-2718 3y agoYou can not in good faith argue that executives along the way didn't turn a blind eye to these issues when they saw the price tag for those contracts. edit: Here's more to back my point: https://9to5mac.com/2023/05/22/iphone-maker-wistron-quits/ https://9to5mac.com/2023/05/22/iphone-maker-wistron-quits/ If Apple isn't paying it's manufacturers enough to turn a profit then how long until a manufacturer cuts corners and abuses labor to make money?
- alpaca128 3y agoThen why do they seem to lobby in favor of slave labor? [0] At least for me it's difficult to come up with a reason why Apple might do this aside from knowingly profiting from it. [0] https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/11/20/apple-uighur/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/11/20/apple-u...