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Technology relations with China and their human rights situation is turning into a hot-button issue lately, especially given Google’s recent troubles with that country. Now, my old senator from Illinois, Dick Durbin, has decided to raise the level of scrutiny, calling for a list of 30 companies, including Apple, to share information about their relationships in China with the companies there.
Durbin won’t have to look far to find issues with Apple: there have been issues in the past with Foxconn and Wintek, two contractors that Apple uses for the majority of its products, and even a recent report commissioned by Apple found that factory conditions and pay scales weren’t quite up to snuff. Still, Apple has always spoken out strongly in favor human rights, so hopefully a little bit of spotlight from queries like Durbin’s will ensure that their actions match up.
(Apple globe art by Kevin Van Aelst.)
TUAWDick Durbin presses Apple on human rights in China originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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