• @finitebanjo
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    41 month ago

    They also operate a lot of sweatshops.

    • @Snapz
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      11 month ago

      Explain what you mean

      • @finitebanjo
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        11 month ago

        A sweatshop is where people, namely children and the elderly, work for wages that could not even afford food and water or possibly even no wages at all. In many cases the people are not allowed to leave. Noteworthy past examples include Nike Sweatshops in east asia including Pakistan, Indonesia, and India.

        Similarly, Apple runs Sweatshops in India, and in December of 2020 a riot broke out where the unpaid workers trashed the facility that assembles iPhones.

        • @Snapz
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          01 month ago

          You were referencing Costco. Cite examples of alleged Costco sweatshops please.

          And since you’re introducing the Apple example, cite that specifically please. Interested to learn more of India and Apple

          • @finitebanjo
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            11 month ago

            No, neither me nor the comment above mine said Costco. It was explicitly apple.

    • @WrenFeathersM
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      01 month ago

      I’m nearly certain that ALL major tech manufacturers do. So, don’t go thinking that Samsung phone of yours is sweatshop free.

      • @locahosr443
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        11 month ago

        I tried to avoid that by buying fairphone, hopefully their supply chain is decent.

        Who needs a phone that costs 1500 to doom scroll Lemmy anyway