Labor Activist: Apple May Be Terrible, But All Others Are Worse

CheerfulMacFanboy writes "Labor Activist Li Qiang wants you to know that the iPhone 4 in his pocket is not an endorsement of Apple's policies, just an acknowledgment that the company is doing a better job of monitoring factory conditions than its peers. The founder of leading advocacy group China Labor Watch (CLW) told us that, though the Cupertino company does more-thorough inspections than competitors, it is responsible for poor working conditions at its suppliers' factories and needs to invest some of its record-breaking profits in improving them. 'Although I know that the iPhone 4 is made at sweat shop factories in China, I still think that this is the only choice, because Apple is actually one of the best. Actually before I made a decision, I compared Apple with other cell phone companies, such as Nokia,' he said through a translator. 'And the conditions in those factories are worse than the ones of Apple.'"

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Re:Interesting headline change

[somersault]

Yes - helping other people is "an impossible slippery slope" indeed! Someone might actually start caring more about people than their profit margin! That must horrify you, as someone who's opinion of a product is based on who is paying you right now.

Re:Interesting headline change

[Caerdwyn]

Haters don't go to websites to learn. They go to have people tell them they're superior for being haters.

Haters have a far more serious problem with truth than "fanboys". I simply equate "hater" with "pathological liar".