'We care about every worker': Apple CEO

Callandor · Jan 30, 2012, 02:53 AM

Apple chief executive Tim Cook has responded to media reports alleging harsh working conditions in China for manufacturing employees of the popular gadget-maker.
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Source: france24

**Mousey** · Jan 30, 2012, 02:34 PM

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"We care about every worker in our worldwide supply chain," Cook said. "Any accident is deeply troubling, and any issue with working conditions is cause for concern.

So you feel bad for them? Oh that's lovely, But what about the 4 families that are now missing a husband, wife, father or mother.

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"We will continue to dig deeper, and we will undoubtedly find more issues,"

Well if you're undoubtedly going to find more issues there's clearly some deep flaws that you've been ignoring for long enough.

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"What we will not do -- and never have done -- is stand still or turn a blind eye to problems in our supply chain. On this you have my word."

What we will not do -- and have never done (Until somebody had enough evidence to point the finger) -- is stand still or turn a blind eye

The Captain · Jan 30, 2012, 03:53 PM

It's a bit strange to blame Apple for all of this while ignoring how pretty much every other western company outsources labor to Chinese workshops which have the exact same problems.

Tyrsonswood · Jan 30, 2012, 06:02 PM

I don't say this to defend Apple, but as The Captain points out, they are all doing this. Apple just so happens to be caught up in the whole media hoopla deal right now.... Asian workers have always been getting the dirty end of the stick if they got anything at all for all this great hardware we get in the rest of the world.... and the big corporations have gotten really fat in the process.

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The Captain HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 210 Rep Power: 61	Re: 'We care about every worker': Apple CEO It's a bit strange to blame Apple for all of this while ignoring how pretty much every other western company outsources labor to Chinese workshops which have the exact same problems.