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Potentially a good idea to avoid using Temu - https://apnews.com/article/temu-shein-forced-labor-china-de7b5398c76fda58404abc6ec5684972 https://apnews.com/artic

• ARandomerDude 3y ago
  China is a forced labor camp.
  • 5350-uiop-1130 3y ago
    apple captures 60% of profits on its devices while the factory that builds them in China captures only 2%. now you know why foxconn had suicide nets.
    • jychang 3y ago
      To be honest, this changes my mind on the situation. I've always tried to follow the money; those who control the money flow control all the power. Is it a situation where Apple is squeezing the suppliers? I'm aware Walmart has very predatory practices with their suppliers, so something similar?
      • 5350-uiop-1130 3y ago
        > Is it a situation where Apple is squeezing the suppliers? yes. brutally. from: https://www.macrumors.com/2023/02/14/only-half-of-indian-iph https://www.macrumors.com/2023/02/14/only-half-of-indian-iph... > "Apple engineers told that Chinese iPhone suppliers and government officials have a "whatever it takes" approach to win iPhone orders, work was often completed weeks ahead of schedule at "inexplicable speed". In India, [we] are not running at this pace. "There just isn't a sense of urgency," one Apple engineer remarked." when you allow your supplier only 2% of the cuts. of course the ones at the bottom will be squeezed mercilessly. and apple maintains its huge margins. https://apple.fandom.com/wiki/Criticism_of_Apple#Safety_problems_and_harsh_working_conditions https://apple.fandom.com/wiki/Criticism_of_Apple#Safety_prob... https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/china-apple-accused-of-violating-labour-laws-as-employees-at-iphone-factory-found-working-100-hours-of-overtime-being-punished-for-not-meeting-targets-incl-co-comments/ https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/china-ap... https://www.culawreview.org/journal/child-labor-and-the-human-rights-violations-embedded-in-producing-technology https://www.culawreview.org/journal/child-labor-and-the-huma... https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/09/09/apple-accused-worker-violations-chinese-factories-by-labor-rights-group/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/09/09/apple-a... https://chinalaborwatch.org/somethings-not-right-here-poor-working-conditions-persist-at-apple-supplier-pegatron/ https://chinalaborwatch.org/somethings-not-right-here-poor-w... https://9to5mac.com/2020/11/09/key-apple-supplier-pegatron-caught-in-labor-violations-banned-from-new-contracts/ https://9to5mac.com/2020/11/09/key-apple-supplier-pegatron-c... https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/15/tech/apple-iphone-india-wistron-intl-hnk/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/15/tech/apple-iphone-india-w... https://www.reuters.com/world/india/fire-apple-supplier-pegatrons-india-factory-disrupts-production-sources-2023-09-25/ https://www.reuters.com/world/india/fire-apple-supplier-pega...
• headsman771 3y ago
  That's true of every online marketplace unless there's no 3rd party sellers.
• viktorlazlo 3y ago
  Hey soared, I saw your post two years ago about "App lovin," and some possible claims of fraud. I'm a tech journalist. Can we chat? viktorlazlo1@proton.me