Friday, 6 May 2011
clean lines; dirty hands: the dilemma of the fetish object
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia
"In the wake of a spate of suicides at Foxconn factories last summer, workers were asked to sign a statement promising not to kill themselves and pledging to 'treasure their lives.'" Read more...
Here's what Foxconn says:
"[...] Today, Foxconnian SER Policy has evolved into a broad coverage of issues that focus on environmental protection and energy conservation, the health and safety of communities around the world, education and employee empowerment, social harmony and equality and arts and culture." Read more...
See also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxconn
and:
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_24/b4182035750226.htm
Labels:
Acer,
Dell,
Foxconn,
Hewlett-Packard,
Intel,
iPad,
iPhone,
slave labor,
slave labour
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