Without free unions can Foxconn improve?
04.03.12
In the wake of the Fair Labor Association report, Apple and Foxconn have mandated improvements, but without free trade unions, can reforms last? Read More »
International Competition Archives
Verizon Day of Action: March 22
03.16.12
On March 22, CWA and IBEW workers will rally at Verizon's doors for good jobs and the U.S. Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act. Read More »
American and Chinese workers pay for Apple outsourcing
03.13.12
Hazardous conditions in Apple's Chinese plants may be impossible to fix, so why not bring those jobs back home? Read More »
Apple, Foxconn and the news
02.24.12
ABC News goes inside Foxconn's Apple plant, but is the coverage missing some essentials? Read More »
Apple aside, Foxconn’s got “tons of issues”
02.22.12
Apple is investigating worker abuses at its Foxconn plants, and Foxconn is buying good will with raises. But will conditions improve? Read More »
Apple’s response to Foxconn outcry is swift but flawed
02.14.12
Apple picks the Fair Labor Association to monitor disgraceful conditions at its Chinese suppliers, but labor activists question the FLA's independence. Read More »
Petition keeps the Apple controversy going
02.01.12
The NGO SumofUs has launched an online petition to pressure Apple and its worker-abusive contractors. Read More »
The Hong Kong activists who’ve taken on Apple
01.30.12
Information on Apple's supply chain abuses comes from a determined band of Hong Kong labor activists. Read More »
The other side of Apple’s shiny surface
01.27.12
Apple's fabulously successful products are made by workers under conditions that are often inhuman, not fabulous. Read More »
Hamlet without the prince
01.26.12
Apple may claim its move to Asia was based on efficiency, but exchange rates were more important, says economist. Read More »
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