Posted on 12/19/2014 2:36:25 PM PST by dennisw
Apple CEO Tim Cook 'deeply offended' by BBC report into poor working conditions in suppliers' Chinese factories
BBC reporters secretly filmed an iPhone 6 production line in China 'Exhausted' workers were filmed falling asleep on their 12 hour shifts But experts on China labour conditions say report 'does not fairly reflect conditions' Claims Apple is 'doing more than any other firm' for workers rights
Apple's Tim Cook was 'deeply offended' by a BBC report into conditions in the firm's iPhone 6 production line at the Pegatron factories near Shanghai.
Panorama secretly filmed on an iPhone 6 production line and found workers falling asleep on their 12 hour shifts.
It also claimed that Apple's standards on ID cards, dormitories, work meetings and juvenile workers were being breached at the Pegatron factories.
In an email to its 5,000 UK staff at 8am this morning seen by MailOnline, Apple's Senior Vice-President of Operations, Jeff Williams, addressed the issues.
He said Cook was 'deeply offended by the suggestion that Apple would break a promise to the workers in our supply chain' or mislead customers.
'I'd like to give you facts and perspective, all of which we shared with the BBC in advance, but were clearly missing from their program,' he said.
'Panorama's report implied that Apple isn't improving working conditions.
'Let me tell you, nothing could be further from the truth.'
R
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He’s deeply offended that his profits will be hurt. Nothing wrong with profits don’t get me wrong, but treating people like animals is wrong.
REST ASSURED I TOO AM DEEPLY OFFENDED. In fact no one is more deeply offended than I am!@!!!!!!!11111!!!!!111!!!
I AM SHOCKED!!!! AND DEEPLY OFFENDED!!!!
Good thing they are hip and cool, otherwise they may get protested by the perpetually aggrieved.
Don’t come between an Apple liberal and his money...or an Apple gay CEO....
What’s Moses in Mandarin?
Wosniak is/has become an expat. Australia.
did they compare it to other factories in China for context
Just imagine if they had filmed Detroit auto workers in the seventies and eighties. Dozing off would have been the least of their problems.
Hmmm.....Seems like Apple is more like......Applesoft.
Pork chops, and Applesoft. Mmnnnyaaa.
If I can figure that out the top management at Apple should be able to figure it out.
I confess. I only skimmed the article and can’t say. Tired eyes.
So he manufactures in China because it is more expensive than manufacturing in the country that made him a very rich man?
Oh noes! The f*** is offended! Who cares?
How can a faggot that takes a penis up his anus be offended about anything?
Libs are always “deeply offended” by something.
And, if they aren’t, they’re waiting to be.
Why doesn’t he make iPhones in his home state of Alabama? Oh wait. slavery was outlawed some time ago. And he might be a bit bigoted towards Christians in Alabama.
They have nets on the buildings to stop workers from commiting suicide. That shows really bad priorities.
Apple offended they got caught yet again.
I am sick of all the pansies on this planet who cry about being "offended" at the offense du jour of the day/week.
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