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Re:Apple fires Chinese supplier for using underage workers by rscale on Friday January 25, 2013 @02:38PM (#5117218)
A contract clause withholding outstanding payments until certain conditions are met would do the trick.
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Re:Apple fires Chinese supplier for using underage workers by jlgreco on Friday January 25, 2013 @02:49PM (#5117264)
I suppose such a contract would work provided the cost of fulfilling those obligations did not exceed the outstanding payment. Otherwise I would expect the company to just cut their loses.
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Re:Apple fires Chinese supplier for using underage workers by Someone on Friday January 25, 2013 @03:57PM (#5117585)
It may not be perfect (which country's is?), but China has a justice system. A court case with Apple's weight (and money) behind it probably would be reasonably succesful in China.
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Re:Apple fires Chinese supplier for using underage workers by jlgreco on Friday January 25, 2013 @06:54PM (#5118494)
Yeah, local government enforcement is the most likely way I can see this being effectively enforced.
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