But the hours this kid worked were illegal and in violation of Apple's agreement with the company as to the maximum number of hours an employee should work. If the kid was exhausted, while that wouldn't cause pneumonia all by itself, if the kid got the flu or a bad cold, it would suppress his immune system, which could lead to pneumonia. And if there were polluted conditions in the factory, like dust or other particulates, that would definitely exacerbate the pneumonia. Also, once the kid got sick, he was probably afraid to take any time off, so he wound up with pneumonia.
Just as a (U.S.) bar can lose its license for serving minors even if they entered with fake IDs, the factory has a responsibility to make sure under-age workers aren't employed. They should be doing double checks on employees, especially those who look young. This wasn't a news story because the kid died of pneumonia. It was a news story because he was underage and shouldn't have been working in the factory in the first place, because he worked more than the allotted hours and possibly partially as a result, he died of pneumonia. In addition, he's not the only recent death at the factory.
The "attack the messenger" posts in this thread and the defense of the factory just because people happen to like Apple's products is absurd. If this were a Microsoft factory people would be all over it.
There is a simple solution to the problem at Apple contractor factories: Apple should have a permanent supervisor at each major contractor. But they won't do that because in the end, they want to escape responsibility for anything that happens at these factories. And I also have a feeling, although no facts to back it up, that at least in part, some of the poor conditions at these factories is because Apple forces these manufacturers to work on extremely small margins (similar to the way that WalMart forces their suppliers to sell to them for little margin). Therefore, the factories try to make it up in other ways: underpaying employees, forcing them to work extra hours, harsh working conditions, etc.
But we have to have our iPhones and iPads and we don't want to pay more for them so screw the workers who make them. Talk about apartheid.
Been to a fast food place lately?
They thrive on what would be considered underaged workers in China.
Of the 1.78 people estimated to die every second there is a strong probability that deaths have occurred among the workers in the chain where you buy your lunch.
You didn't ruin my appetite because I don't eat in national fast food chains for a variety of reasons, including how poorly the workers are paid, although largely because the food is so awful.
But the hours this kid worked were illegal and in violation of Apple's agreement with the company as to the maximum number of hours an employee should work.
As stated in the story, the hours worked does not take into account break times. Without this info, you cannot catagorically state that is true. A 15 year old should not be working 60 hours a week, it would be exhausting. His own fault for lying to get the job.
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But the hours this kid worked were illegal and in violation of Apple's agreement with the company as to the maximum number of hours an employee should work. If the kid was exhausted, while that wouldn't cause pneumonia all by itself, if the kid got the flu or a bad cold, it would suppress his immune system, which could lead to pneumonia. And if there were polluted conditions in the factory, like dust or other particulates, that would definitely exacerbate the pneumonia. Also, once the kid got sick, he was probably afraid to take any time off, so he wound up with pneumonia.
Just as a (U.S.) bar can lose its license for serving minors even if they entered with fake IDs, the factory has a responsibility to make sure under-age workers aren't employed. They should be doing double checks on employees, especially those who look young. This wasn't a news story because the kid died of pneumonia. It was a news story because he was underage and shouldn't have been working in the factory in the first place, because he worked more than the allotted hours and possibly partially as a result, he died of pneumonia. In addition, he's not the only recent death at the factory.
The "attack the messenger" posts in this thread and the defense of the factory just because people happen to like Apple's products is absurd. If this were a Microsoft factory people would be all over it.
There is a simple solution to the problem at Apple contractor factories: Apple should have a permanent supervisor at each major contractor. But they won't do that because in the end, they want to escape responsibility for anything that happens at these factories. And I also have a feeling, although no facts to back it up, that at least in part, some of the poor conditions at these factories is because Apple forces these manufacturers to work on extremely small margins (similar to the way that WalMart forces their suppliers to sell to them for little margin). Therefore, the factories try to make it up in other ways: underpaying employees, forcing them to work extra hours, harsh working conditions, etc.
But we have to have our iPhones and iPads and we don't want to pay more for them so screw the workers who make them. Talk about apartheid.
Been to a fast food place lately?
They thrive on what would be considered underaged workers in China.
Of the 1.78 people estimated to die every second there is a strong probability that deaths have occurred among the workers in the chain where you buy your lunch.
http://www.hebrew4christians.com/About_HFC/Death_Rate/death_rate.html
Hope I didn't ruin your appetite.
You didn't ruin my appetite because I don't eat in national fast food chains for a variety of reasons, including how poorly the workers are paid, although largely because the food is so awful.
As stated in the story, the hours worked does not take into account break times. Without this info, you cannot catagorically state that is true. A 15 year old should not be working 60 hours a week, it would be exhausting. His own fault for lying to get the job.