Re:The poetry and brief life of a Foxconn worker
by cptskippy on Monday November 12, 2018 @01:11PM
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> I think a lot of people would pay twice as much for their devices if they could guarantee the workers weren't being exploited.
It's interesting that we think in terms of what extra amount we would pay.
Apple commands the highest profit margins in the industry per device manufactured which is in part due to the negotiated labor costs it pays to companies like Foxconn.
Why not instead ask Apple to pay more for labor instead?
They already go out of their way to source recycled materials and conflict free materials. Is it so hard to expect them to pay or ask their ODMs to pay living wage labor costs with favorable working conditions?
It's interesting that we think in terms of what extra amount we would pay.
Apple commands the highest profit margins in the industry per device manufactured which is in part due to the negotiated labor costs it pays to companies like Foxconn.
Why not instead ask Apple to pay more for labor instead?
They already go out of their way to source recycled materials and conflict free materials. Is it so hard to expect them to pay or ask their ODMs to pay living wage labor costs with favorable working conditions?