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more about #sweatshop more comments → balls187: Wow, that's really sad. Hooray China, for exploiting your massive population. more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: 'Every Friday, workers receive a chicken leg and foot to symbolize "their improving life."' The workers should rise up this Friday, chicken foot in ha... more » BeautifulAgony: Apple has faced similar criticisms in the past in regards to the factories where iPods (or major components) are assembled. A large number of major co... more » Curves: Can you imagine the fate of the guy who let this information out? more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Ok, so they conducted this study but what is actually being done to resolve this? Or do they need another committee for that? more » Gregory Michael Hodges III: On the phone with Dell. I will tell you of my experience afterwards. more » ZLevee: Certain NY law firms (there are good ones too) treat their document reviewers like this. 12+ hour days in a basement with no windows, no talking, time... more » Evan Borenstein: I visited a factory last summer in China, and there were the cutest little 13-15 year old girls making fake ipods. It was pretty sad. more » bosskev: OK, OK, I admit it, it's totally true. Encroached upon by piles of used kleenex. Hidden under half-empty food wrappers. Keycaps grubbier than if they ... more » SMART599: Shame on you, Microsoft, IBM, Dell, Lenovo or HP keyboard users ! GET A MAC AND SAVE THE PEOPLE OF CHINA !! more » SilenceisGolden: What happens if they want to take a crap? It explains why one time I got a keyboard that spelled out "life sucks" in a the top row. Notice how Apple w... more » Dane Bendixen: I understand that these people have to work to survive, but they still have the choice to NOT work. What's worse for them? Not working in a third wo... more » 1 DVS BSTD-Its off the Hizzle fo $hizzle My Dizzle: Question: How or who makes apple parts ? more » Hello Mister Walrus: But seriously, the saddest thing about this article is not the conditions in which these people work. They are all in those factories more or less by ... more » GitEmSteveDave_My Brute Dojo CDIAFIFE: Are those McDonalds uniforms? more » -
#manvsmachine
Your Keyboards May Have Been Made In Appalling Conditions
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. More » -
#amazon
Sunday Times: Christmas Joy from Amazon.com Powered by Sweatshop Labor
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.
