Saptamana trecuta Apple a publicat un raport privind conditiile in care muncesc angajatii partenerilor sai si a recunoscut ca o buna parte dintre acestia nu respecta legislatia muncii din tarile in care fabricile sunt active. Dupa publicarea acestui raport cei de la New York Times au luat legatura cu fosti director ai companiei Apple si au aflat ca Apple stia despre aceste nereguli de ani de zile dar ca a ales sa le ignore. Ei spun ca partenerii Apple ar schimba modul de lucru daca li s-ar cere acest lucru insa compania din Cupertino nu face acest lucru pentru ca probabil ar creste costurile de productie asa ca acum prefera sa ignore problemele angajatilor.
We’ve known about labor abuses in some factories for four years, and they’re still going on. Why? Because the system works for us. Suppliers would change everything tomorrow if Apple told them they didn’t have another choice. If you see the same pattern of problems, year after year, that means the company’s ignoring the issue rather than solving it. Noncompliance is tolerated, as long as the suppliers promise to try harder next time. If we meant business, core violations would disappear. Once the deal is set and Foxconn becomes an authorized Apple supplier, Apple will no longer give any attention to worker conditions or anything that is irrelevant to its products.
Practic Apple stie de toate problemele partenerilor sai insa pentru a mentine costurile de productie la un nivel cat se poate de mic alege sa le ignore si sa continue parteneriatele. Aceeasi decizie o ia orice companie aflata in aceeasi situatie deci nu ar trebui sa uimeasca pe nimeni tot ceea ce face Apple deoarece nu este prima si nici ultima companie care actioneaza intr-un asemenea mod.
