I understand that moving their whole entire business for manufacturing in the US would be a huge amount of money for them, and their computers are a huge part of their business, so it is a big step forward for them. However, they fact that they only moved one of their products to be made in the US makes me wonder: how much of this change is actually to benefit the workers in China? Having this story be big news in the press could just be for publicity, and to give them more of a humane image. Leave in the comments: do you think this move was more to benefit the workers, to more to help their image?
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Apple Moves Manufacturing to US
Last week when we were talking about slave labor and how that transitioned into today, it interested me when I heard that Apple would start making their products in the US, when they are known for using cheap labor in China. I wondered exactly how much of their manufacturing would be done in the US, and if it really is how it sounds. I found this article explaining about Apple's plans for moving their manufacturing over here. It turns out that Apple will only be making their Mac computers in the US, not their whole line of products.
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