Activist Perspective: The Social Cost Hidden in the Apple Products

Debby Chan

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DOI: 10.2190/WR.15.3-4.h

Abstract

Entering a train compartment in Hong Kong, we can always find people who are preoccupied with an iPhone or iPad. Apple products are more than just communication tools; they provide a benchmark of a trendy lifestyle. Despite the recent uprisings highlighting labor unrest at the Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou, China continues to produce 100,000 iPhones every day—it cannot meet the demands of the obsessed consumers. Consumers order iPhones at retailers and find that they are usually out of stock. From the fascinating advertisement they have seen, consumers are unaware of the social cost behind the Apple gadgets. As a labor NGO in China, it is the obligation of Students and Scholars against Corporate Misbehaviour (SACOM) to unveil the social cost to the public and let the consumers make a conscious choice.

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