Case Study 1: Apple Labour Practices (04 Marks) [1] Apple is a highly successful US company makes billions of dollars pr

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Case Study 1: Apple Labour Practices (04 Marks)[1]
Apple is a highly successful US company makes billions ofdollars profit every year. Like other electronic companies,Apple does not manufacture most its goods domestically. Most of thecomponent sourcing and factory production is done overseas inconditions that critics have argued are dangerous to workers andharmful to the environment. For example, tin is a major componentin Apple’s products and much of it is sourced in Indonesia.Although there are mines that source tin ethically, there are alsomany that do not. One study found workers—many of themchildren—working in unsafe conditions, digging tin out by hand inmines prone to landslides that could bury workers alive. About 70%of the tin used in electronic devices such as smartphones andtablets comes from these more dangerous, small-scale mines. Aninvestigation by the BBC revealed how difficult these workingconditions can be. In interviews with miners, a 12-yearold workingat the bottom of a 70-foot cliff of sand said: “I worry aboutlandslides. The earth slipping from up there to the bottom. Itcould happen.” Apple defends its practices by saying it only has somuch control over monitoring and regulating its component sources.The company justifies its sourcing practices by saying that it is acomplex process, with tens of thousands of miners selling tin, manyof them through middle-men. In a statement to the BBC, Apple said“the simplest course of action would be for Apple to refuse any tinfrom Indonesian mines. That would be easy for us to do and wouldcertainly save us from any criticism. But it is not a goodsolution, since it would do nothing to improve the situation. Wehave chosen to continue business with these suppliers but alsobring positive change as much as possible.” In an effort forgreater transparency, Apple has released annual reports detailingtheir work with suppliers and labor practices. A recentinvestigation has shown some improvements to suppliers’ workingconditions.
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