“The woman who nearly died making your iPad”

According to this article, a woman committed suicide because of the heavy workload in the factory where she worked. The factory is Foxicon, which manufactures the Apple products.

There are many sweat shops in the world. They push their workers hard, and their workers have  to work for a long time in order to make a living. Some people argue that the working and living condition is terrible in sweat shops, the worker’s wages are too low, and they pollute the environment. However, it is undeniable that those sweat shops do make an effort of improving poor people’s living standard. In some African countries, there are sweat shops, and those sweat shops do offer relatively good wages. For example, a nanny may only earn little compared to a sweat shop worker. In this way, those people can lead a better life. Also, those sweat shops can help boost the local economy, which is original expectation of the government. Moreover, the sweat shops provide job opportunities for people, and the unemployment rate decreases. So it may be a dilemma. The sweat shops are controversial, but it makes us to think more about the business ethics.

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