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Foxconn has backed down in its pursuit of the two Chinese journalists who claimed terrible working conditions in its Longhua iPod factory. It seems someone at Apple has had a quiet word in Foxconn's ear.
the most interesting thing about this news item is that guys name lol
hi, i'm wang you
almost as bad as lisa minge :\
It's a good thing really that they backed down.
*insert random disclaimer about these being my views and not the company's forthwith*
Foxconn are trying to build themselves into an already saturated market now and are going for everyone's position in the market overall.
Now, news such as this about them chasing 2 reporters and trying to freeze their assets etc is not exactly good PR no matter what the company is.
Now I don't know how much the press industry works but this scenario was not the best they really wanted for their image now was it?
Well it's clear they backed down because Steve Jobs was ****ting all over them. Apple had just worked like mad to clear up the initial mess and then Foxconn pulls this idiotic stunt.
This has old-school Chinese hubris written all over it. In fact, the whole episode contains some vital lessons that Chinese business needs to study hard if they want to be more than a lackey to Western companies. No-one goes into a store and says, "I want a Foxconn iPod, I've heard they're really cool!" do they? Well if Foxconn or any of its Chinese competitors wants to get to that stage they're going to need to learn a very different way of operating in public if this is anything to go by.
Yeah, they need to do a better job hiding their worker mistreatement to better their PR. Seriously, I think consumers need to be more aware of the chain that produced their good and not just look for the lowest price. I'm definitly guilty, but I'd be happy to pay 10% more and have the money go to better the lives of the orignal workers.
awm:
it shouldnt be down to us to pay more for the profucts, when they are making massive profit margins already, the companies should be responsible it.
This is an invalid situation, as usually the higher costing goods are the ones with the worst worker treatment.Quote:
Originally Posted by awm
Nike Trainers, iPods, heck, why do you think every company under the sun is moving their call centres to asia?