The COO of Apple, Jeff Williams, was today in a radio interview of a program on daily health, where he has been the subject of numerous accusations by the rumors that some companies subcontracted by Apple to assemble and manufacture the iPhone and other devices Apple exploit young children in them. Child labor has been a fairly recurring theme for many years regarding the manufacture of Apple devices. However, it has left a series of live statements pledging to eradicate this type of practice, unfortunately quite common in China.
A year ago, Apple was the direct target of much criticism for a BBC documentary which apparently highlighted the fact that Apple had outsourced some companies in China that employed minors in their production lines. However, Jeff Williams has not been indifferent and has manifested himself like this:
No company wants to talk about child labor. Nobody wants to be associated with it. When the spotlights were focused on this issue, we got down to work to look for minors who are working in our factories to take the corresponding measures and thus solve the situation.
We inform ourselves about the subject annually through reports, we take many measures so that this does not happen. However, we believe that the best method to change this is to face it head on and talk about this issue publicly in the media.
In addition, I also talk about health, the main theme of the program to which he was invited. According to him HealthKit and ResearchKit are two measures that have contributed significantly to the world of healthAs well as it can make a difference in the future in developing countries due to the advances that are achieved through these tools.