In China, Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad

By Charles Duhigg and David Barboza

According to one factory worker in an Apple assembly line, workers are often put under harsh labor conditions and often dangerous work environments. The workers in the factories are working long hours – sometimes seven days a week. With standing until they can hardly walk, they have to go home to their crowded dorms to wake up and do it over again. One worker stated that there are under-age workers in the factory and most employers have a disregard for workers health. Many suppliers have a disregard for human safety and offer dangerous working conditions with poisonous chemicals used to clean iPads. “We’re trying really hard to make things better,” Stated a former Apple executive. “But most people would still be really disturbed if they saw where their iPhone comes from.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/26/business/ieconomy-apples-ipad-and-the-human-costs-for-workers-in-china.html?pagewanted=all