Book: Global Business Today (9th Edition), by Charles W.L. Hilland G. Tomas M. Hult.
Ch. 1 Case Study (pg 32-33): Who Makes the Apple iPhone?
3. What are the potential ethical problems associated withoutsourcing jobs to Foxconn in China? How might Apple deal withthese?
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Ans: One of the biggest ethical problems associated withoutsourcing assembly to Foxconn isthat, some of Apple’s majorsubcontractors in China have been targeted for their poorworkingconditions, including low pay for line workers, long work hours, noleave, childlabor, mandatory overtime for little or no additionalpay, and poor safety records. Theseare of course ethical problems,because Apple knows about the working
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