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Greedy Workers In China
While overseas China might have the majority of jobs that Apple is providing them although it is all coming with a price of suffrage and mistreat. Throughout the years countless of employees have had issues with the occupations they’ve obtain. Crowded living area, excessive overtime and hazardous chemical exposure is just the scratching the surface with the numerous complains . It seems that in china, apple is just abusing their workers forcing them the endure the unexpected work environment and only reimbursing them with a dollar. For having workers that live in “dormitories with 15 beds in a 12 by 12 rooms” and having them at your disposal and convince is just inhumane. It is stated that “Greedy manufacturers want to make bigger profits,

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