More on Apple's Labor Practices in China
More information has come out about working conditions in Chinese plants manufacturing iPods for Apple. The first two posts about can be found here and here. Apparently, the exporter that makes the iPods for Apple, the company whose labor practices are in question, filed a defamation lawsuit against the two reporters who first brought the labor conditions to light. A local court in China has frozen the assets of these two reporters. According to Apple, they are trying to work to help the reporters.
This case exemplifies the difficulty companies go through in this global environment and also shows what journalists in China can be faced with for reporting on a serious issue such as this.
posted by Gary @ 11:39 AM
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Hey... this is Fei. Thank you for the news, It's strange and sad to read this though, Being a chinese as I am. But I believe the more people learn about such insight, the sooner their working condition will be improved.
Cheers
Fei
Yes - very sad. But not only due to the working conditions, but how the reporters are being treated. Reporters need to be able to freely do their job for a lot of reasons - in this case, it could help improve the working conditions for the citizens of China.
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