I'm probably in the minority here... but I think this whole affair is getting ridiculous.
Do I think employees should be whipped and treated as assembly line slaves? No. The responsibility should however lie with the Chinese government and Foxconn. They're not Apple employees. Foxconn is a CMO, nothing more. Staff issues are the sole responsibility of the CMO, same as any industry. What's even crazier is that the whole event is solely focused on Apple, as if Foxconn doesn't have other manufacturing partners, let alone all the other CMOs in China that manufacturer for the electronics industry.
If you're really that concerned about cheap Chinese labor, why stop at the Foxconn-Apple relationship? There's many more CMOs that undoubtedly have the same or worse conditions.
Do I think employees should be whipped and treated as assembly line slaves? No. The responsibility should however lie with the Chinese government and Foxconn. They're not Apple employees. Foxconn is a CMO, nothing more. Staff issues are the sole responsibility of the CMO, same as any industry. What's even crazier is that the whole event is solely focused on Apple, as if Foxconn doesn't have other manufacturing partners, let alone all the other CMOs in China that manufacturer for the electronics industry.
If you're really that concerned about cheap Chinese labor, why stop at the Foxconn-Apple relationship? There's many more CMOs that undoubtedly have the same or worse conditions.