Apple’s longtime supplier accused of using forced labor in China

Re:Apple’s longtime supplier accused of using forced labor i... by esarbe on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @06:31AM (#25580802)

It's a shame that a country as rich as Switzerland is unwilling to do that first step. I think that would have been a good way to start making corporations take responsibility.

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Re:Apple’s longtime supplier accused of using forced labor i... by krolley on Friday January 01, 2021 @07:10AM (#25602719)

The majority of the population was actually willing to do this, as it was a referendum that captured 50.3% of the vote. But it also had to capture a majority of the cantons in the country, which it did not do. And so the initiative failed.

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Re:Apple’s longtime supplier accused of using forced labor i... by esarbe on Saturday January 02, 2021 @07:24AM (#25612329)

The checks and balances against the tyranny of the majority, I guess.

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Re:Apple’s longtime supplier accused of using forced labor i... by benhurmarcel on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @07:42AM (#25581171)

Switzerland didn't get rich by putting ethics before business.

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Re:Apple’s longtime supplier accused of using forced labor i... by esarbe on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @09:34AM (#25582008)

That's true. It got rich by selling weapons to war criminals and hidden bank accounts to tax evaders.

That and chocolate and pharmaceuticals.

It would still be nice for them to make a first step.

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