The fact that a Foxconn employee committed suicide or that mistreatment by Foxconn security didn’t seem like it was in question, but Apple’s official response to the matter just confirms that events did occur at the very least, somewhat along the lines of what was impled.
“We are saddened by the tragic loss of this young employee and we are awaiting results of the investigations into his death,” Apple spokeswoman Kristin Huguet told CNET on Tuesday. “We require our suppliers to treat all workers with dignity and respect.”
If the allegations of mistreatment do turn up to be true, let’s hope Apple drops Foxconn as a supplier, even if it means customers have to pay more for their products. A single death is one death too many, and it’s not as if Foxconn’s mistreatment of workers was a secret before. [CNET]
Bennish
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 10:34 AMWhat’s the bet Jobs actually laughed when he heard about this?
Aaron
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 12:51 PMYeah, if he ever took a break from drinking the blood of disabled orphans amirite?
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 10:20 PMthe link at the end of this article just reverts back to this article (mistreatment of workers was a secret before)
Bennish
Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 1:00 PMJobs won’t drink the blood of *disabled* orphans. Only the purest, healthy ones that have a sense of childlike wonder.