Re:Journalist goes undercover making the iPhone 5 at Foxconn
by DanBC on Wednesday September 12, 2012 @10:07AM
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I agree with what you say. The problem is not limited to one manufacturer, and it is annoying and frustrating that it's framed in that way.
Why do people like to jump at one manufacturer while ignoring almost all of the others who have devices built in unsavoury conditions?
> not to think about how certain countries can make things this cheaply.
Some products - a t-shirt from a budget shop - cost a few dollars. We kind of expect those products to be made in a sweat shop. We hope there's at least some kind of legal regulation. And then there are expensive designer t-shirts - a $150 billionaire boys club t-shirt - and we really hope that these garments are not made in the same sweat shops. We really hope that some of that $150 trickles down to the factory in the form of much better regulation and conditions and pay.
Fairtrade-like schemes could work here, if they're done properly.
Bob produces widgets. He gets paid $0.20 per widget. I as the end consumer buy a widget for $1.00
If I pay $1.02, that's a 2% increase for me, and if that whole $0.02 goes to Bob he gets $0.22, a 10% increase.
Unfortunately, it feels like I pay $1.10, and Bob gets $0.02.
Why do people like to jump at one manufacturer while ignoring almost all of the others who have devices built in unsavoury conditions?
> not to think about how certain countries can make things this cheaply.
Some products - a t-shirt from a budget shop - cost a few dollars. We kind of expect those products to be made in a sweat shop. We hope there's at least some kind of legal regulation. And then there are expensive designer t-shirts - a $150 billionaire boys club t-shirt - and we really hope that these garments are not made in the same sweat shops. We really hope that some of that $150 trickles down to the factory in the form of much better regulation and conditions and pay.
Fairtrade-like schemes could work here, if they're done properly.
Bob produces widgets. He gets paid $0.20 per widget. I as the end consumer buy a widget for $1.00
If I pay $1.02, that's a 2% increase for me, and if that whole $0.02 goes to Bob he gets $0.22, a 10% increase.
Unfortunately, it feels like I pay $1.10, and Bob gets $0.02.