Apple reportedly dropping camera supplier O-Film after forced labor allegations

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Apple has begun severing ties with iPhone camera module supplier O-film after learning the company had been using forced labor.

Apple to drop iPhone camera supplier O-Film after forced labor allegations

In July, the U.S. Department of Commerce had added O-Film to a list of companies implicated in human rights violations against Uighur Muslim minorities.

The Elec claims that Apple is only allowing the company to supply camera models for older iPhone models. This may hint that the Cupertino-based tech giant needs time to find a replacement, though it isn't quite clear from the source.

It is estimated that O-film Tech supplies about 10% of Apple's camera modules -- a number that has declined over the last four years. LG InnoTek is said to supply about around 50% of what Apple needs for the iPhone, and Sharp fulfills about 30% of demand. Specific product mix between the trio isn't clear.

It was recently reported that Apple had been lobbying for changes to The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act.

Apple has proposed extending compliance deadlines, releasing certain supply chain information to Congress and not the public, and requiring Chinese entities to be "designated" by the U.S. government as helping to surveil or detain Uighurs in Xinjiang.

Apple has disputed the claim, stating that it has the strongest supplier guidelines in the industry, and pointed out that it regularly audits its supply chain partners.

In 2019, Apple removed 18 smelters and refiners for violating conflict mineral code of conduct.

The Elec has a good track record in regards to Apple's moves within the supply chain. It has a notably poorer one as it pertains to Apple's future product plans. Thursday's report is more of the former, than the latter.
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  • Reply 1 of 43
    wood1208wood1208 Posts: 2,904member
    Don't take away income from poor people. If you choose to manufacture in places where people are poor than overlook what's going on and let local goverment and society address it, not my investment in Apple.
    macplusplus
  • Reply 2 of 43
    JWSCJWSC Posts: 1,203member
    With so many unsubstantiated claims flying about in political circles and the blogosphere, it is difficult to know for certain if allegations like this are true.  Mere association with something deemed unworthy or unjust can be taken as a declaration of guilt by many.

    I trust Apple to do the right thing before any government agency, politician, or news organization.
    GeorgeBMacmac_dogtokyojimu
  • Reply 3 of 43
    mjtomlinmjtomlin Posts: 2,673member
    wood1208 said:
    Don't take away income from poor people. If you choose to manufacture in places where people are poor than overlook what's going on and let local goverment and society address it, not my investment in Apple.

    Did you miss the "forced labor" part? These aren't poor people being made to work long hours. These are an ethnically targeted group of people being rounded up, thrown into "re-education" camps, and sent off to work in factories against their will.
    tmayStrangeDayschemengin1
  • Reply 4 of 43
    GeorgeBMacGeorgeBMac Posts: 11,421member
    mjtomlin said:
    wood1208 said:
    Don't take away income from poor people. If you choose to manufacture in places where people are poor than overlook what's going on and let local goverment and society address it, not my investment in Apple.

    Did you miss the "forced labor" part? These aren't poor people being made to work long hours. These are an ethnically targeted group of people being rounded up, thrown into "re-education" camps, and sent off to work in factories against their will.

    IF it was really forced then you would be right.  

    But I would not trust the the U.S. Dept of Commerce to tell me what color black is -- particularly when it comes to China.   They, along with the Treasury Dept, have been the hub of implementing Trump's smear and hate campaign against China.  And now, as their end nears, they are throwing as much fuel on the flames as they can.

    And, as we are seeing so clearly now with our election, these clowns rely on allegations rather than evidence to complete their mission:   take down China.

    The U.S. Dept of Commerce is one of many U.S. government agencies that will need to be decontaminated and depoliticized.
    tokyojimu
  • Reply 5 of 43
    flydogflydog Posts: 1,123member
    wood1208 said:
    Don't take away income from poor people. If you choose to manufacture in places where people are poor than overlook what's going on and let local goverment and society address it, not my investment in Apple.
    Maybe you should read the article carefully, and actually understand what is going on before making non-sensical comments. 

    beowulfschmidt
  • Reply 6 of 43
    razorpitrazorpit Posts: 1,796member
    mjtomlin said:
    wood1208 said:
    Don't take away income from poor people. If you choose to manufacture in places where people are poor than overlook what's going on and let local goverment and society address it, not my investment in Apple.

    Did you miss the "forced labor" part? These aren't poor people being made to work long hours. These are an ethnically targeted group of people being rounded up, thrown into "re-education" camps, and sent off to work in factories against their will.

    IF it was really forced then you would be right.  

    But I would not trust the the U.S. Dept of Commerce to tell me what color black is -- particularly when it comes to China.   They, along with the Treasury Dept, have been the hub of implementing Trump's smear and hate campaign against China.  And now, as their end nears, they are throwing as much fuel on the flames as they can.

    And, as we are seeing so clearly now with our election, these clowns rely on allegations rather than evidence to complete their mission:   take down China.

    The U.S. Dept of Commerce is one of many U.S. government agencies that will need to be decontaminated and depoliticized.
    Right on cue. @georebmac in to save the day for poor old China that just has a stellar track record when it comes to human rights. I’ve been wondering, back when they had the one child rule, and mothers had the option to either kill their baby girl or put the up for adoption to countries like the US, what was your defense back then?   :D
    tmay6502mobirdchemengin1elijahg
  • Reply 7 of 43
    tmaytmay Posts: 6,293member
    mjtomlin said:
    wood1208 said:
    Don't take away income from poor people. If you choose to manufacture in places where people are poor than overlook what's going on and let local goverment and society address it, not my investment in Apple.

    Did you miss the "forced labor" part? These aren't poor people being made to work long hours. These are an ethnically targeted group of people being rounded up, thrown into "re-education" camps, and sent off to work in factories against their will.

    IF it was really forced then you would be right.  

    But I would not trust the the U.S. Dept of Commerce to tell me what color black is -- particularly when it comes to China.   They, along with the Treasury Dept, have been the hub of implementing Trump's smear and hate campaign against China.  And now, as their end nears, they are throwing as much fuel on the flames as they can.

    And, as we are seeing so clearly now with our election, these clowns rely on allegations rather than evidence to complete their mission:   take down China.

    The U.S. Dept of Commerce is one of many U.S. government agencies that will need to be decontaminated and depoliticized.
    China has no free press.

    If you don't trust what the U.S. is stating, then there are plenty of English Language news sources from many, many, other countries reporting the same force labor conditions.

    Perhaps, you should look deeper into the authoritarianism of China, rather than postulating what a wonderful government they have;

    https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2020/12/nazi-china-communists-carl-schmitt/617237/

    "Prioritizing order to this degree is anathema to much of the West, yet perspectives such as these are not unprecedented in Western history. In fact, China’s new statists have much in common with a faction that swept through Germany in the early 20th century.

    That affinity is no accident.

    China has in recent years witnessed a surge of interest in the work of the German legal theorist Carl Schmitt. Known as Hitler’s “Crown Jurist,” Schmitt joined the National Socialist Party in 1933, and, though he was only officially a Nazi Party member for three years, his anti-liberal jurisprudence had a lasting impact—at the time, by helping to justify Hitler’s extrajudicial killings of Jews and political opponents, and then long afterward. Whereas liberal scholars view the rule of law as the final authority on value conflicts, Schmitt believed that the sovereign should always have the final say. Commitments to the rule for law would only undercut a community’s decision-making power, and “deprive state and politics of their specific meaning.” Such a hamstrung state, according to Schmitt, could not protect its own citizens from external enemies."

    China mirroring Nazi Party jurisprudence isn't going to lead to a better world; we already know how the first episode ended.

    razorpitStrangeDaysOctoMonkeyelijahg
  • Reply 8 of 43
    StrangeDaysStrangeDays Posts: 12,821member
    mjtomlin said:
    wood1208 said:
    Don't take away income from poor people. If you choose to manufacture in places where people are poor than overlook what's going on and let local goverment and society address it, not my investment in Apple.

    Did you miss the "forced labor" part? These aren't poor people being made to work long hours. These are an ethnically targeted group of people being rounded up, thrown into "re-education" camps, and sent off to work in factories against their will.

    IF it was really forced then you would be right.  

    But I would not trust the the U.S. Dept of Commerce to tell me what color black is -- particularly when it comes to China.   They, along with the Treasury Dept, have been the hub of implementing Trump's smear and hate campaign against China.  And now, as their end nears, they are throwing as much fuel on the flames as they can.

    And, as we are seeing so clearly now with our election, these clowns rely on allegations rather than evidence to complete their mission:   take down China.

    The U.S. Dept of Commerce is one of many U.S. government agencies that will need to be decontaminated and depoliticized.
    No, your pro-China apologist stance won't help you here. There is absolutely no denying China's atrocious human rights violations towards the Uyghurs -- murder, imprisonment, organ harvesting, labor camps, family detention centers, re-education camps, etc... It's been documented by the UN and presented to you many times. You simply have an undisclosed pro-China agenda that requires you to deny it.

    Stop pretending.

    https://www.businessinsider.com/china-harvesting-organs-of-uighur-muslims-china-tribunal-tells-un-2019-9

    https://www.axios.com/uighur-muslim-detention-camps-xinjiang-china-7d682095-4dcc-4b7b-8368-09e73ae7178a.html

    https://www.npr.org/2020/07/04/887239225/china-suppression-of-uighur-minorities-meets-u-n-definition-of-genocide-report-s

    https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/29/asia/china-xinjiang-united-nations-intl-hnk/index.html
    edited December 2020 razorpitJWSCchemengin1gatorguyOctoMonkeytmayelijahg
  • Reply 9 of 43
    GeorgeBMacGeorgeBMac Posts: 11,421member
    razorpit said:
    mjtomlin said:
    wood1208 said:
    Don't take away income from poor people. If you choose to manufacture in places where people are poor than overlook what's going on and let local goverment and society address it, not my investment in Apple.

    Did you miss the "forced labor" part? These aren't poor people being made to work long hours. These are an ethnically targeted group of people being rounded up, thrown into "re-education" camps, and sent off to work in factories against their will.

    IF it was really forced then you would be right.  

    But I would not trust the the U.S. Dept of Commerce to tell me what color black is -- particularly when it comes to China.   They, along with the Treasury Dept, have been the hub of implementing Trump's smear and hate campaign against China.  And now, as their end nears, they are throwing as much fuel on the flames as they can.

    And, as we are seeing so clearly now with our election, these clowns rely on allegations rather than evidence to complete their mission:   take down China.

    The U.S. Dept of Commerce is one of many U.S. government agencies that will need to be decontaminated and depoliticized.
    Right on cue. @georebmac in to save the day for poor old China that just has a stellar track record when it comes to human rights. I’ve been wondering, back when they had the one child rule, and mothers had the option to either kill their baby girl or put the up for adoption to countries like the US, what was your defense back then?   :D

    Right on cue another China Hater pops up from under his rock to condemn China for something Trump's shills have accused them of....

    When was the last time China put kids in cages, killed over 1/4 million of its citizens, encouraged and supported NeoNazis and gunned down unarmed black men?  What was your defense back then?  Oh yeh!   Blame China!
  • Reply 10 of 43
    GeorgeBMacGeorgeBMac Posts: 11,421member
    tmay said:
    mjtomlin said:
    wood1208 said:
    Don't take away income from poor people. If you choose to manufacture in places where people are poor than overlook what's going on and let local goverment and society address it, not my investment in Apple.

    Did you miss the "forced labor" part? These aren't poor people being made to work long hours. These are an ethnically targeted group of people being rounded up, thrown into "re-education" camps, and sent off to work in factories against their will.

    IF it was really forced then you would be right.  

    But I would not trust the the U.S. Dept of Commerce to tell me what color black is -- particularly when it comes to China.   They, along with the Treasury Dept, have been the hub of implementing Trump's smear and hate campaign against China.  And now, as their end nears, they are throwing as much fuel on the flames as they can.

    And, as we are seeing so clearly now with our election, these clowns rely on allegations rather than evidence to complete their mission:   take down China.

    The U.S. Dept of Commerce is one of many U.S. government agencies that will need to be decontaminated and depoliticized.
    China has no free press.
    .....
    Neither do they have a right wing propaganda machine spreading toxic, hate filled lies designed to pollute the minds of the gullible.
  • Reply 11 of 43
    GeorgeBMacGeorgeBMac Posts: 11,421member
    mjtomlin said:
    wood1208 said:
    Don't take away income from poor people. If you choose to manufacture in places where people are poor than overlook what's going on and let local goverment and society address it, not my investment in Apple.

    Did you miss the "forced labor" part? These aren't poor people being made to work long hours. These are an ethnically targeted group of people being rounded up, thrown into "re-education" camps, and sent off to work in factories against their will.

    IF it was really forced then you would be right.  

    But I would not trust the the U.S. Dept of Commerce to tell me what color black is -- particularly when it comes to China.   They, along with the Treasury Dept, have been the hub of implementing Trump's smear and hate campaign against China.  And now, as their end nears, they are throwing as much fuel on the flames as they can.

    And, as we are seeing so clearly now with our election, these clowns rely on allegations rather than evidence to complete their mission:   take down China.

    The U.S. Dept of Commerce is one of many U.S. government agencies that will need to be decontaminated and depoliticized.
    No, your pro-China apologist stance won't help you here.
    I'm not pro-China.
    I am against using lies and propaganda to spread hate and lies meant to distract from the guy who just killed over 1/4 million Americans with his incompetence and corruption.
    tokyojimu
  • Reply 12 of 43
    razorpitrazorpit Posts: 1,796member
    razorpit said:
    mjtomlin said:
    wood1208 said:
    Don't take away income from poor people. If you choose to manufacture in places where people are poor than overlook what's going on and let local goverment and society address it, not my investment in Apple.

    Did you miss the "forced labor" part? These aren't poor people being made to work long hours. These are an ethnically targeted group of people being rounded up, thrown into "re-education" camps, and sent off to work in factories against their will.

    IF it was really forced then you would be right.  

    But I would not trust the the U.S. Dept of Commerce to tell me what color black is -- particularly when it comes to China.   They, along with the Treasury Dept, have been the hub of implementing Trump's smear and hate campaign against China.  And now, as their end nears, they are throwing as much fuel on the flames as they can.

    And, as we are seeing so clearly now with our election, these clowns rely on allegations rather than evidence to complete their mission:   take down China.

    The U.S. Dept of Commerce is one of many U.S. government agencies that will need to be decontaminated and depoliticized.
    Right on cue. @georebmac in to save the day for poor old China that just has a stellar track record when it comes to human rights. I’ve been wondering, back when they had the one child rule, and mothers had the option to either kill their baby girl or put the up for adoption to countries like the US, what was your defense back then?   :D

    Right on cue another China Hater pops up from under his rock to condemn China for something Trump's shills have accused them of....

    When was the last time China put kids in cages, killed over 1/4 million of its citizens, encouraged and supported NeoNazis and gunned down unarmed black men?  What was your defense back then?  Oh yeh!   Blame China!
    Oh George give it a break. Only you and a very few think anything you say is real. Did you read any of the links @StrangeDays provided? Or is China in your pocket too much for you to think on your own?

    I have two questions for you, do you think the "cages" in China are built to the same standards as the ones Obama built here in the US? And was Obama responsible for all the "gunning down" of innocent unarmed black men during his presidency?

    Finally, read up on Mao Zedong if you want to learn more about a nation killing its citizens. Spoiler, you aren't going to like it...

    You are a sad, sad, man.
    edited December 2020 tmaychemengin1elijahg
  • Reply 13 of 43
    sflocalsflocal Posts: 6,090member

    Right on cue another China Hater pops up from under his rock to condemn China for something Trump's shills have accused them of....

    When was the last time China put kids in cages, killed over 1/4 million of its citizens, encouraged and supported NeoNazis and gunned down unarmed black men?  What was your defense back then?  Oh yeh!   Blame China!
    Our U.S. government is not a poster-child for all things utopia, but if you're comparing our faults to China that is carrying out forced labor camps, system imprisonment (i.e. "re-education camps") of the Uygur people, executions and disappearances of people critical of the CCP, and a whole slew of other atrocities, then you sir need to take a moment and check that your head is screwed on straight.

    You seem too eager to blame all of America's failings on the last four years of Trump.  Last time I checked, the  U.S. has had many more presidents before him.

    China's the next cold-war problem.  How you can defend the wretched CCP with all of its documented human-rights (not to mention it's environmental record) just leaves my head scratching, and this is the same attitude I've had with China for decades.
    tmay
  • Reply 14 of 43
    chadbagchadbag Posts: 1,999member
    razorpit said:
    mjtomlin said:
    wood1208 said:
    Don't take away income from poor people. If the you choose to manufacture in places where people are poor than overlook what's going on and let local goverment and society address it, not my investment in Apple.

    Did you miss the "forced labor" part? These aren't poor people being made to work long hours. These are an ethnically targeted group of people being rounded up, thrown into "re-education" camps, and sent off to work in factories against their will.

    IF it was really forced then you would be right.  

    But I would not trust the the U.S. Dept of Commerce to tell me what color black is -- particularly when it comes to China.   They, along with the Treasury Dept, have been the hub of implementing Trump's smear and hate campaign against China.  And now, as their end nears, they are throwing as much fuel on the flames as they can.

    And, as we are seeing so clearly now with our election, these clowns rely on allegations rather than evidence to complete their mission:   take down China.

    The U.S. Dept of Commerce is one of many U.S. government agencies that will need to be decontaminated and depoliticized.
    Right on cue. @georebmac in to save the day for poor old China that just has a stellar track record when it comes to human rights. I’ve been wondering, back when they had the one child rule, and mothers had the option to either kill their baby girl or put the up for adoption to countries like the US, what was your defense back then?   :D

    Right on cue another China Hater pops up from under his rock to condemn China for something Trump's shills have accused them of....

    When was the last time China put kids in cages, killed over 1/4 million of its citizens, encouraged and supported NeoNazis and gunned down unarmed black men?  What was your defense back then?  Oh yeh!   Blame China!
    Neither does Trump.  Cages -- Obama. Those famous pics are from Obamas time.  The US nor Trump has not killed 1/4 of its citizens.   Trump has not supported Neonazis.  Your Charlottesville fantasies have been thoroughly debunked.  Unarmed black man are not being gunned down innocently or at higher rates than any other unarmed men.  In fact, white men are more likely to be shot by police in any given encounter with the police per govt statistics. 

    Your total claims and life assumptions are totally unsupportable and incorrect.  

    And about the China forced labor of the Muslim groups.  My wife regularly reads Japanese news through Twitter and regularly shows me news articles about this that have nothing to do with the US Govt or Trump.   You really should seek counseling and help for your irrational Trump hatred and fears. 
    razorpitchemengin1
  • Reply 15 of 43
    Chadbag: "Unarmed black man are not being gunned down innocently or at higher rates than any other unarmed men.  In fact, white men are more likely to be shot by police in any given encounter with the police per govt statistics. "

    Would you please give us a link to some of these statistics?  Is the statistic a rate, or just a number?
    * Ask for evidence
    * Follow the money
    * Consider the source
    muthuk_vanalingamtmayGeorgeBMacchemengin1
  • Reply 16 of 43
    wood1208wood1208 Posts: 2,904member
    chadbag said:
    razorpit said:
    mjtomlin said:
    wood1208 said:
    Don't take away income from poor people. If the you choose to manufacture in places where people are poor than overlook what's going on and let local goverment and society address it, not my investment in Apple.

    Did you miss the "forced labor" part? These aren't poor people being made to work long hours. These are an ethnically targeted group of people being rounded up, thrown into "re-education" camps, and sent off to work in factories against their will.

    IF it was really forced then you would be right.  

    But I would not trust the the U.S. Dept of Commerce to tell me what color black is -- particularly when it comes to China.   They, along with the Treasury Dept, have been the hub of implementing Trump's smear and hate campaign against China.  And now, as their end nears, they are throwing as much fuel on the flames as they can.

    And, as we are seeing so clearly now with our election, these clowns rely on allegations rather than evidence to complete their mission:   take down China.

    The U.S. Dept of Commerce is one of many U.S. government agencies that will need to be decontaminated and depoliticized.
    Right on cue. @georebmac in to save the day for poor old China that just has a stellar track record when it comes to human rights. I’ve been wondering, back when they had the one child rule, and mothers had the option to either kill their baby girl or put the up for adoption to countries like the US, what was your defense back then?   :D

    Right on cue another China Hater pops up from under his rock to condemn China for something Trump's shills have accused them of....

    When was the last time China put kids in cages, killed over 1/4 million of its citizens, encouraged and supported NeoNazis and gunned down unarmed black men?  What was your defense back then?  Oh yeh!   Blame China!
    Neither does Trump.  Cages -- Obama. Those famous pics are from Obamas time.  The US nor Trump has not killed 1/4 of its citizens.   Trump has not supported Neonazis.  Your Charlottesville fantasies have been thoroughly debunked.  Unarmed black man are not being gunned down innocently or at higher rates than any other unarmed men.  In fact, white men are more likely to be shot by police in any given encounter with the police per govt statistics. 

    Your total claims and life assumptions are totally unsupportable and incorrect.  

    And about the China forced labor of the Muslim groups.  My wife regularly reads Japanese news through Twitter and regularly shows me news articles about this that have nothing to do with the US Govt or Trump.   You really should seek counseling and help for your irrational Trump hatred and fears. 
    Good points. People are either far left or far right or morons. They make up their mind based on their upbringing and circle they live in. Why Obama wasn't controversial than Mr. Trump ? You don't win Nobel prize taking America's interest at heart and fight for irrespective of costing presidency. People like Mr. Trump are true American heroes. I am not from USA but immigrated 30 years back electrical engineer and 25 years proud citizen of USA..
    I have seen Cops in US sometime loose sight of common sense but their job is difficult/dangerous in a country with owning guns is constitution right. If you just cooperate with cops than they are not totally irrational irrespective of color or ethnicity. Off course, there are few bad apples which are every where among human race.
    edited December 2020
  • Reply 17 of 43
    mac_dogmac_dog Posts: 1,066member
    mjtomlin said:
    wood1208 said:
    Don't take away income from poor people. If you choose to manufacture in places where people are poor than overlook what's going on and let local goverment and society address it, not my investment in Apple.

    Did you miss the "forced labor" part? These aren't poor people being made to work long hours. These are an ethnically targeted group of people being rounded up, thrown into "re-education" camps, and sent off to work in factories against their will.

    IF it was really forced then you would be right.  

    But I would not trust the the U.S. Dept of Commerce to tell me what color black is -- particularly when it comes to China.   They, along with the Treasury Dept, have been the hub of implementing Trump's smear and hate campaign against China.  And now, as their end nears, they are throwing as much fuel on the flames as they can.

    And, as we are seeing so clearly now with our election, these clowns rely on allegations rather than evidence to complete their mission:   take down China.

    The U.S. Dept of Commerce is one of many U.S. government agencies that will need to be decontaminated and depoliticized.
    All I know is that Apple is consistent in addressing allegations like this. They actually go to the plant and conduct their investigations and probably don’t rely on this government to dictate to them with whom they should be conducting business. Especially in the political climate we are experiencing at the moment. 
    JWSCtmay
  • Reply 18 of 43
    gatorguygatorguy Posts: 24,153member
    mjtomlin said:
    wood1208 said:
    Don't take away income from poor people. If you choose to manufacture in places where people are poor than overlook what's going on and let local goverment and society address it, not my investment in Apple.

    Did you miss the "forced labor" part? These aren't poor people being made to work long hours. These are an ethnically targeted group of people being rounded up, thrown into "re-education" camps, and sent off to work in factories against their will.

    IF it was really forced then you would be right.  

    But I would not trust the the U.S. Dept of Commerce to tell me what color black is -- particularly when it comes to China. 

    The initial reports of forced labor didn't come from the US.
    A British investigative journalist first reported it in the British newspaper The Independent in March of last year. The US Commerce Dept didn't weigh in until a couple months later after they had done their own investigations. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/uighur-muslim-china-xinjiang-factory-nike-shoe-apple-dell-volkswagen-a9366956.html

    You're choosing to disbelieve a whole lotta not-US reports in order to say you trust the word of the Chinese government and everyone else is lying  because... ummm, because...
    well because why George?

    You've never said why you have China's back in every instance, so much trust and faith in them no matter what the claim is or the amount of evidence emanating from multiple sources, some from within China, supporting reports of malfeasance and human rights violations taking place there. Not one single instance of you saying you don't agree with some Chinese government action taken. Not one.

    On the flip side you don't question any report of possible wrongdoing taking place in the US, and in fact go out of your way to spread the word whether entirely accurate or not. If you want to pretend you don't I'll be happy to quote several instances of it you've put in writing in just the past two days. 

    From my personal viewpoint you appear to be fulfilling some undisclosed obligation to a Chinese entity, and if not then at best writing with some agenda at play that does not include favorable comments concerning the US and requires support for Chinese actions and statements in order to accomplish your goals. 
    edited December 2020 muthuk_vanalingamjcs2305tmayJWSCelijahg
  • Reply 19 of 43
    So Apple is admitting that current iPhones are built in part by forced labor? "Designed in California, built in China by slaves"
    Dear Apple, please consider moving all manufacturing to the USA and do it with autonomous robots. Then produce and sell the robots using those same robots.
    edited December 2020 elijahg
  • Reply 20 of 43
    sflocalsflocal Posts: 6,090member
    So Apple is admitting that current iPhones are built in part by forced labor? "Designed in California, built in China by slaves"
    Dear Apple, please consider moving all manufacturing to the USA and do it with autonomous robots. Then produce and sell the robots using those same robots.
    Nonsense.  Apple is doing no such thing.  Stop being so overdramatic.

    With that mentality, let's look in your closet and see what clothes/shoes you're wearing that the companies might have used sketchy 3rd-party vendors to manufacture.  

    That Apple canceled their contract after finding this out is a good thing and sends a message.  I wish other companies did the same thing.
    tmay
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