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The person writing the article is trying to change the working conditions in that factory (also in other factories). They are doing this by finding out the con

The person writing the article is trying to change the working conditions in that factory (also in other factories). They are doing this by finding out the conditions and pointing them out at an opportune moment in time. They are trying to get Apple to put pressure on Foxconn. It's irrelevant if Foxconn is twice as good as other companies. Sounds like they could be 3 times as good and still need improvement. HN is full of stories about how to get your startup into the media and about startups wanting to change the world. This person is trying to use media coverage of the iPhone 5 to help people directly. Good on them.

aes256 14y ago
> This person is trying to use media coverage of the iPhone 5 to help people directly. Good on them. Is it really helping them, though? Improving working conditions and the wellbeing of employees costs money. Put pressure on Apple/Foxconn to spend more on labor in China and there'll come a point where they just move production elsewhere, leaving these Chinese people without any jobs. Let's not forget these people are working in these factories voluntarily. The working conditions might be a bit crap, but the employees are choosing to endure them at their current wage.
- pm90 14y ago
  >Let's not forget these people are working in these factories voluntarily. The working conditions might be a bit crap, but the employees are choosing to endure them at their current wage. Because they have no choice. The alternative is starving. You have to understand that spreading awareness is the first step in actually solving this problem. That's how working conditions improved in the west, and that is how they'll improve in China.