[Discuss] foxconn

[adler at stephenadler.com (Stephen Adler)]

I've recently read a news article which talked about Foxconn and their 
supposed abusive labour practices. Foxconn is the maker of a lot of 
popular electronics including the iPhone.

This got me thinking, when I go off an buy a motherboard or memory SIMM 
or whatever, am I buying a product which has been manufactured by 
laborers who work under conditions I wouldn't allow my own family to 
work under? Is there any awarness campain or whatever which allows one 
to buy some electronic component which was manufactured in conditions 
which meet some kind of labor standards? On my part, I would pay more 
for my electronic components if I new they were being manufactured using 
a by someone who's working under good conditions, not sweat shop like 
conditions. Am I being too paranoid about this in the sense that labor 
conditions in China are just fine and the workers are well paid and not 
over worked?

I think this is on topic for Blu.... Sorry if I'm off topic...

Cheers. Steve.