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For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me An in-depth report on the human costs of Apple products has set Chinese netizens abuzz. On Tuesday, Caixin—one of China's largest financial weeklies—published an article translated from the New York Times. It looks into the tough working conditions at Foxconn—a Taiwan-based manufacturer and major supplier of Apple products. A New York Times report published on Tuesday discusses what workers face at Chinese suppliers of Apple Incorporated. It's titled: "In China, Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad." With the focus on Taiwan-based Foxconn, Apple's major supplier, journalists Charles Duhigg and David Barboza detail conditions from unsafe work environments to inhumanely long work hours. The article has since been picked up by Caixin—a major Chinese news weekly. The translated report has been re-posted numerous times, drawing mixed reactions from Chinese netizens. Some see it as a call to action for Apple to do more to improve the conditions of China's low-cost laborers. Netizen Zhong Qingsheng writes: "What a great article! This is what Caixin news should be about. Apple needs to do more for manufacturing in China, like protect labor rights and the environment!" Another writes: "Apple's high profits are at great odds with its production environment." Others see Apple and Foxconn as being unfairly singled out, compared to other domestic manufacturers. Netizen Helena <b>...</b> |
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