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MrBohannan t1_j73h4wa wrote

Apple had a net income of almost 100 billion for FY 2022. They can certainly afford to pay the workers more or at the very minimum, improve working conditions. In fact Ide wager by doing that they would actually sell more products by breaking the mold.

I know this issue transcends Apple, im only using them as the article is about Apple. Plus they are one of the most consistently profitable companies.

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turbo_nudist t1_j75rlxe wrote

people fail to realize that apple doesn’t own the vast majority of these factories. third party assembly contractors often lie about working conditions, and apple generally has been pretty good about switching companies when issues have been discovered.

and i’m not talking about the issues mentioned in this article, that’s just how working in a high-yield factory generally is. i’m talking about slavery and child labor, or unsafe conditions

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Bensemus t1_j81ytk2 wrote

> apple doesn’t own the vast majority of these factories.

Apple doesn't' own any factories. All manufacturing is outsourced. Apple does the design work.

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