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Re:Crowded dorms,no flush toilets and food crawling with wor... by klyrs on Thursday December 30, 2021 @01:32PM (#29739701)
I agree, other companies should be getting flak for this. Apple does not deserve less attention. Apple has the power and financial standing to make a difference here. With great power comes great responsibility and all that.

Just because others are using this facility isn't an excuse by any means. Like I said, Apple could build another factory. They choose not to, because they profit from the human rights abuses.

Re:Crowded dorms,no flush toilets and food crawling with wor... by quesera on Thursday December 30, 2021 @01:43PM (#29739828)
> Apple could build another factory.

If you are knowledgeable about precision manufacturing and supply lines, you'll know that it is not that simple.

Apple shut the plant down. They are making a difference. Do you know what it was like before Apple arrived with enormous manufacturing requirements, and had the power to influence things? Not better!

Apple does not profit from human rights abuses. Apple writes contracts to prevent them. Those contracts are not always followed, and Apple's audits sometimes fail to turn up problems in time. This can be tragic, but it's blatantly incorrect to assert that Apple doesn't take this extremely seriously.

Re:Crowded dorms,no flush toilets and food crawling with wor... by lp0_on_fire on Thursday December 30, 2021 @02:31PM (#29740449)
> If you are knowledgeable about precision manufacturing and supply lines, you'll know that it is not that simple.

They have 200 BILLION dollars CASH on hand. It might not be "simple" but it's certainly not impossible when you're richer than Croesus.

Re:Crowded dorms,no flush toilets and food crawling with wor... by klyrs on Thursday December 30, 2021 @04:40PM (#29741775)
Indeed, I cannot understand how "you have $200B, there are more than two options here" could be interpreted to imply that a third option is necessarily simple.