Durbin won’t have to look far to find issues with Apple: there have been issues in the past with Foxconn<\/a> and Wintek<\/a>, 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<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n (Apple globe art by <\/em>Kevin Van Aelst<\/em><\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n TUAW<\/a>Dick Durbin presses Apple on human rights in China<\/a> originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)<\/a> on Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read<\/a> | Permalink<\/a> | Email this<\/a> | Comments<\/a> <\/p>\n Buy This Item: [Click here to buy this item]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/e5261_appleglobekevinvanaelst.jpg\")
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<\/a>. 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.<\/p>\n<\/h6>\n