Everyone knows the Apple products, but only few may know what really goes on in those Apple product manufacturing factories. There has been for a long time many discussions regarding the conditions the workers work under in those factories, many of them criticizing Apple for the poor working conditions. However in this article, Apple is on the positive side of the discussion, as Apple is banning the toxic chemicals, benzene and n-hexane, which are used in the final assembly of its products. Although these chemicals will still remain in the earlier assembly of the products, I understand that Apple cannot change all of its factory protocols at once. I think this action will make Apple stand out from its competitors because many other companies still use these chemicals. This way Apple will gain more support from the public, who can now purchase Apple products knowing the workers’ conditions are a little better. The announcement of the ban is also well timed, because about a month from the date of the article, Apple announced the iPhone 6. Anticipation is already building up for the new product, a positive story such as this will allow Apple to gain more publicity.
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