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by Jesada Chandraprasert, Thailand


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The price of secrecy and innovation

Jul 22, 2009 12:05

We've all heard stories about Governments going to great lengths to keep secrets, killing off anyone who happens to stubble upon a secret defense project, in the interest of national security. However, when its comes to the world of business, are business secrets worth the life of a human being? I'm sure everyone is already familiar with the reports of the FoxConn employee committing suicide after being aggressively interrogated over a missing 4th-generation iPhone prototype.

I'm sure Apple and FoxConn corporate did not directly have anything to do with the death which, according to reports, was the result of the factory head of security's interrogation methods. Was the worker "weak" minded and simply took the easy way out of a sticky situation? Or was his predicament so unbearable that he was forced to take his own life?

Apple has come out with a confirmation, but let's not just look at Apple. FoxConn also manufactures devices for other companies as well as runs the iPaq Parts Store for HP. This hasn't been the first report involving FoxConn and its working conditions and policies, and I doubt it will be the last. Sadly, it seems profit margins will always surpass all other priorities.



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ShiningStar says...
I'm not too sure, if Apple and Foxconn aren't related to the incident. Considering there are international companies willing to open slave labor camps for children. To me the announcement seems to save face.

Jul 22, 2009 19:05
 
 
montbkk says...
"Business is theft"...I believe Carl Marx said that. When companies try to make profit beyond what one man can possibly spend in a lifetime (relating to their duties to share holders) then honesty and morality are axiomatically forfeited. Terrible working conditions for laborers in factories relocated to developing countries....bribes paid to foreign governments.....disrespect for local laws and cultures to the point of killing millions through the pollution of local environments and even the murdering of locals who dissent from the public views of the company.

Would an international company kill someone to protect profits? Of course not:)

Jul 22, 2009 19:25
 
 
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