apple Flashcards
(18 cards)
where are apple shops most prevalent
more developed countries
country with the most is usa and china
when was apple founded
1976
what was apples milestone is 2020
first company to reach 2 trillion dollars
how many people committed suicide due to apples working conditions
14
what are pros for apple
provides investment for china and generates jobs
what are negatives for apple
bad working conditions
workers working 60+ hours a week
sweatshops conditions
enforced overtime
how many workers live on site
80,000
how many people stay together in a room
12 people in 8 people rooms
where is apple manufacturing relocating to due to china and us wars
indonesia
what do young people do from the country side
they leave their homes to work for apple
they live there
boy died after leaving home for one week because he worked 280 hours in 4 week
what are working conditions like
workers are spoken to rudely and picked on
they fall asleep on production lines working 12-16 hour shifts
what is apple dependent on
cheap china labour
how much is it for apple to make a phone
£5
lots of profit
describe the flows of labour , capital and products fro apple
all over the world
manufacturing - china or Indonesia
European HQ- Ireland
463 apple shops world wide
how many workers were poisoned in 2010
50
by toxic chemicals used to clean iPad screens
student and child labour
child labour maintains a low cost flexible labour force .
employees under 18 have the same working conditions as adults
why are apple shifting their manufacturing to Indonesia
china and US wars
Indonesia is close to Singapore so is close to the USA
when and why did apple close down in Indonesia
2010
shipping irregularities
