In China, Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad

In China, Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad  Charles Duhigg and David Barboza point out how workers that work in the apple factory  are being abused, and treated unfairly, and they are doing harsh work. Workers  work long hours and they stand so long that they're legs swell and 137 workers who worked for apple were hurt after they used a poisonous chemical to clean the iPad screen. This article included quotes from workers and advocates. One quote that stood out was former chairman  of the National advisory committee on occupational safety and health when he said "What's morally repugnant in one country is accepted business practices in another, and companies take advantage of that". This shows that companies could care less about the working conditions for the workers. I think what these big companies are doing to their workers is very wrong and unfair. I say that because no one should have to work long hours, be in contact with poisonous air and chemicals and be treated like dirt. I think that companies should have should care more for the workers since they are the backbone of the company. This article reminded me of a TV show on Ethiopian girls and how they get treated unfair and it's like their cry's for help is always ignored by the people who are suppose to be the ones who are suppose to help them. The girls in Ethiopia and the workers are similar in a way by them all suffering from unfairness and people turning the other cheek on them. This article gave me a new thought about what it would be like to work for a company and the conditions I would be in. It also let me know a little more on how companies that I thought were good aren't so good when it comes to their workers. I wonder why no one has tried to find a way to make better working conditions for the people who work in the apple factory? What other companies treat their workers unfair? Overall I think this topic won't be looked over if more people stand up for the workers that work in harsh factories.