China is not characterized by taking what is said precisely well, not only with its neighbors (Taiwan and Japan), but also with some of the different ethnic groups that reside in its territory. The Chinese government's relations with the Xinjiang region where the Uighur ethnic group resides, located in northwestern China, they have never been good.
The defenseless situation of this ethnic group seems to have been taken advantage of by some of Apple's component suppliers in collaboration with the Chinese government, to force them to work on your premises, according to the British media The Information.
According to this newspaper, the Chinese regime has relocated thousands of Muslim Uighurs residing in the Xinjiang region, to force them to work in factories. The two companies related to Apple, it is not the only company splattered by this new scandal, which appear in this report are BOE Technology and O-Film.
BOE Technology is responsible for the manufacture of LCD panels for both MacBooks and iPads. The latest news related to this company indicates that it is actively collaborating with Apple to become the supplier, together with Samsung, of the OLED screens that Apple plans to implement in the 2021 iPhones, in order to reduce its dependence on Samsung. After knowing this scandal, BOE has it very crude.
Together with LG Innotek, O-Film is in charge of manufacturing the camera modules from the iPhone range. Company that could earn a lot of points and take over the mass production of the new modules, after hearing the news of the temporary closure of the facility in South Korea where LG manufactures camera modules for the iPhone. What is clear is that Apple has it increasingly difficult to find other suppliers of some of the components of the iPhone to reduce its dependence on both LG and Samsung.
Apple spokesman Josh Rosenstock says the company has very strict rules with all of its suppliers, and expects all of its suppliers' employees to are treated with dignity and respect. Apple is not the only company that has been affected by this new controversy. Dell, Nike and Volkswagen… are some of the companies whose suppliers are taking advantage of the Uyghur ethnic group.