Apple's Ethics

Apple faces criticism as light is shed upon an electronics supplier of theirs, Foxconn, unethical treatment of their employees. Organizations like SumOfUs.org and Change.org have led a petition calling for "ethical IPones" and have over 250,000 signatures online. Apple has responded by saying "We care about every worker in our worldwide supply chain. We insist that our suppliers provide safe working conditions, treat workers with dignity and respect, and use environmentally responsible manufacturing processes wherever Apple products are made."

Despite these statements Apple customers visited six Apple stores around the world on February 9th and peacefully delivered petitions to the store managers. "I'm a big fan of Apple products but I can no longer ethically support products that harm the people that make them," said Shelby Knox, director of Change.org. Apple no has to put its word into action and start to either change the way Foxconn treats their employees or find another supplier.