Sweatshops

Your Keyboards May Have Been Made In Appalling Conditions

6:20AM February 11, 2009 | Jason Chen

I don’t mean to get super human-rights on everyone, but if you’re using a keyboard from Microsoft, IBM, Dell, Lenovo or HP, there’s a chance it was made under some horrific working conditions.

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Gadgets

Sunday Times: Christmas Joy from Amazon.com Powered by Sweatshop Labour

4:45AM December 17, 2008 | Matt Buchanan

A reporter for the Times who spent seven days as an elf at one of Amazon’s UK warehouses found workers weren’t allowed to take sick leave, faced mandatory overtime, infinitesimal breaks and other sweatshop-y conditions.

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