Have you ever wondered how it is that our electronic gadgets, including iPhones are so cheap? According to Business Insider, it’s because “they are built using labor practices that would be illegal in this country — because people in this country consider those practices grossly unfair.” This story includes many details regarding the working conditions of the Chinese workers who make many of the gadgets that Americans consume.
Why our electronic gadgets are so cheap.
- Post author:Erich Vieth
- Post published:January 15, 2012
- Post category:Labor and Working Conditions / Social justice
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Erich Vieth
Erich Vieth is an attorney focusing on civil rights (including First Amendment), consumer law litigation and appellate practice. At this website often writes about censorship, corporate news media corruption and cognitive science. He is also a working musician, artist and a writer, having founded Dangerous Intersection in 2006. Erich lives in St. Louis, Missouri with his two daughters.