Facts reported include a trip made by acting boss Tim Cook to suicide-struck Foxconn in June 2010, where Tim and some Chinese suicide prevention specialists (!) interviewed more than 1000 workers and made recommendations.
It was an international mercy mission, no less:
Recognizing that we would need additional expertise to help prevent further tragedies, we launched an international search for the most knowledgeable suicide prevention specialists—particularly those with experience in China—and asked them to advise Apple and Foxconn.
As well as the sad and graphic two-page update on Foxconn, the report also reveals that Apple found 91 employees that were hired while below the age of 16 – the legal work age in China. One factory was responsible for 42 of those and Apple has subsequently “terminated business” with it. [Apple Supplier Responsibility via WSJ]
Andrew
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 8:35 AMYou missed the “16.4 percent reported being subject to “corporal violence.”" and 40% reporting abuse though not specifically physical.
http://tinyurl.com/34ahe4t
This visit is an opportunity to push a new narrative which they’ve had several months to construct.
Apple = Filthy and disgusting.
Lee K
Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 5:54 AMFoxconn = Filthy and disgusting. Get it right. Apple has no more business telling Foxconn how to run their business than AT&T has to tell Apple how to run theirs.
Spiff
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 10:11 PM“Apple has no business telling [their suppliers] how to run their business”
Are you joking?
Of course they do, they choose their suppliers and can stipulate appropriate working conditions. Apple know that they have this power, its why they do “Supplier Responsibility” reports, but obviously the corporate ethics of Apple are not upto scratch.