As Apple makes it into the headlines more and more, the company is receiving a heavy amount of questioning and criticism. When news came out that Apple's factories in China have horrible working conditions, the company went into defense mode. Reports and mission statements came out with numbers showing that they do indeed abide by the working regulations, however, those working regulations aren't much. I'm curious to find out as this news continues to spread if Apple will lose consumers or if people will continue to buy products that are made by women in children in horrible working conditions for less than $1 an hour.
Sadly, even though this is a terrible situation and has had a fair amount of coverage, I think Americans will continue to purchase these high technology gadgets. We live in a world surrounded by greed, many people don't think twice about where their products come from. If you found out a child had worked a 12 hour day to make the iphone you use every day, would you give it up? As much as I would like to see consumers opinions change towards Apple, I don't know if they ever will.
To read more about the working conditions for Apple factories in China
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