Another scandal at Apple's suppliers, they don't meet security standards

Apple is a company that for obvious reasons such as its fame and its need for production appears involved in this same controversy over and over again. This story will sound familiar to you, the story in which an Apple supplier is accused of violating the rights of its workers voluntarily and continuously.

That seems to be happening this time with those manufacturers that make the external parts of the company's products such as the iPhone and the Mac. Apparently the suppliers of the chassis and casings are not complying with the quality standards that the Cupertino firm establishes. 

Front of iMac with Retina display

We cannot deny the difficulty of controlling this type of detail thousands of kilometers away, and this is the problem of contracting billing services in countries where security parameters are not respected by default as well as any of the other rights. from the workers. This is the same reason that makes manufacturing there so much cheaper, and why large corporations like Apple end up manufacturing their devices there, dramatically increasing profit margins. Meanwhile, according to the latest research and data managed by Bloomberg, these companies They could be breaking up to fourteen points of the regulations that Apple theoretically imposes on them to do business with them. 

China Labor Watch has been the organization in charge of the report and who has determined that workers, Among other things, they come into contact with chemicals and substances dangerous to the body without the use of masks, gloves or other protective elements. TOAt the same time, the organization accuses the company of providing workers with places to sleep in the same job, a completely devastating situation. The reality is that it is not the first time that something like this has happened, in fact we could say that every time someone looks out to see how these companies set it up, they end up having the same result.


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