labour

  • Is It Immoral To Own An iPhone 5?

    Is It Immoral To Own An iPhone 5?

    So many things are made in China: DVD players, handbags, adorable shoes, kitchen gadgets, watches, t-shirts, laptops and more. Some of them are made in happy, shiny factories. Some are born out of deplorable labour conditions that ruin and cost lives. We usually don’t know which is which.


  • Working At Foxconn Is Now Slightly Less Brutal

    Working At Foxconn Is Now Slightly Less Brutal

    The Wall Street Journal reports that working conditions are getting better at the embattled Foxconn manufacturing facility where 150,000 Chinese workers assemble iPhones and iPads for the rest of the world. According to the report, wages have risen by 16 per cent, and the probation period before entry-level workers become permanent has been reduced from…