What I see happening is that Apple will increasingly experiment with other countries for manufacturing lower volume projects like AirPods, but for the moment at least, it would appear that only China is capable of churning out the iPhone in the quantifies that Apple requires.
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200,000 More Workers Needed to Manufacture iPhone 13 Ahead of Launch
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What I see happening is that Apple will increasingly experiment with other countries for manufacturing lower volume projects like AirPods, but for the moment at least, it would appear that only China is capable of churning out the iPhone in the quantifies that Apple requires.
Foxconn lost many workers due to poor treatment. This is not an Apple driven issue it is a supplier issue.
This is why Apple and many other countries give out contracts to Chinese companies to produce their products because underneath all the BS of 'we care about the people who make our products', they don't actually give a damn and this article gives some indication as to why, the accepted illegal practice of '996 work culture'.
uk.yahoo.com
China's workforce are treated like crap, they are exploited to unimaginable levels by their employers and the western companies who give them the contracts turn a blind eye because as long as they are making the company money, who cares how the employee's are treated.
Since western companies have started to move into India, India has come under focus for the same reasons China has, treating it's workforce like crap.
China issues detailed warning against illegal ‘996’ work culture
The court said informal work policy which asks people to work from 9am to 9pm for six days a week is a serious violation of Chinese labour law.
China's workforce are treated like crap, they are exploited to unimaginable levels by their employers and the western companies who give them the contracts turn a blind eye because as long as they are making the company money, who cares how the employee's are treated.
Since western companies have started to move into India, India has come under focus for the same reasons China has, treating it's workforce like crap.
Government corruption and bribery led to this. Each step of the approval process took a cut.
Not a single iPhone 13 has been sold or pre-ordered yet. Perhaps your optimism is premature.
We all got used to now the fact Apple is always gonna deliver in a COVID situation. Apple seems to be always in pole position, nothing stops them.. If Apple users miss an iPhone model they will cry, because we've gotten use to the situation Apple always has because they demand strict working conditions. I would be safe to say workers/supply chain can't even take time off if they wanted too.