Apple design, engineering and manufacturing

valuequest · 01-23-2012, 08:11 AM

How the U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/bu...dle-class.html

legion125 · 01-23-2012, 10:01 AM

Good article, but didn't have time to get through the whole thing. Apple does what every other muti-national does. Pays low wages and the home country promises cheap dependable labor. It's no surprise that you see these reports in China about the high levels of suicide. You have workers doing the same thing over and over with little down time. This was the same issue decades ago with the U.S. auto assembly lines. People were going nuts doing the same monotous job continually.

Eventually, some left wing human rights group will start to protest and once the publicity hits critical mass, Apple will demand reforms and better treatment for its paid slaves.

01-23-2012, 08:11 AM	#1
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01-23-2012, 10:01 AM	#2
legion125 Cellular Phone User Join Date: Feb 18, '08 Location: CO Posts: 2,100 Phone: GSlll Thanks: 87 Thanked 92 Times in 81 Posts SU$: 23,299	Good article, but didn't have time to get through the whole thing. Apple does what every other muti-national does. Pays low wages and the home country promises cheap dependable labor. It's no surprise that you see these reports in China about the high levels of suicide. You have workers doing the same thing over and over with little down time. This was the same issue decades ago with the U.S. auto assembly lines. People were going nuts doing the same monotous job continually. Eventually, some left wing human rights group will start to protest and once the publicity hits critical mass, Apple will demand reforms and better treatment for its paid slaves.