[Discuss] foxconn

[abreauj at gmail.com (John Abreau)]

Given the state of the industry here in the US, and the Tea Party's
campaign to block all economic recovery efforts, I suspect your only
alternative is to not buy any new electronics of any sort.

Previously-owned hardware likely also came originally from a
sweatshop, but its contribution to sweatshop conditions is already
a sunk cost, and the second-hand sale won't contribute further to it.

If there are other alternatives available, I'd be surprised and pleased.



On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 7:47 AM, Stephen Adler <adler at stephenadler.com> wrote:
> I've recently read a news article which talked about Foxconn and their
> supposed abusive labour practices. Foxconn is the maker of a lot of popular
> electronics including the iPhone.
>
> This got me thinking, when I go off an buy a motherboard or memory SIMM or
> whatever, am I buying a product which has been manufactured by laborers who
> work under conditions I wouldn't allow my own family to work under? Is there
> any awarness campain or whatever which allows one to buy some electronic
> component which was manufactured in conditions which meet some kind of labor
> standards? On my part, I would pay more for my electronic components if I
> new they were being manufactured using a by someone who's working under good
> conditions, not sweat shop like conditions. Am I being too paranoid about
> this in the sense that labor conditions in China are just fine and the
> workers are well paid and not over worked?
>
> I think this is on topic for Blu.... Sorry if I'm off topic...
>
> Cheers. Steve.
>
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