More Foxconn shenanigans in China.

Foxconn is back in the news again. Apparently they "accidentally" had Chinese student interns building Playstation 4 systems without pay in order to graduate. Foxconn insists they were unaware and it was the school's fault. This isn't the first time controversy has come up with Foxconn, who assembles a bevy of other popular devices such as the iPhone, as well as other game systems such as PS3, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.

A year or so ago, they had several employees commit suicide at their plants.

Sony's response was as follows:

In a statement issued by Sony, the PlayStation 4 owner said “the Sony Group established the 'Sony Supplier Code of Conduct' in June 2005 with the expectation of every supplier agreeing and adhering to the policies of the Sony Group in complying with all applicable laws, work ethics, labour conditions, and respect for human rights, environmental conservation and health and safety.”

"We understand Foxconn fully comprehend and comply with this Sony Supplier Code of Conduct."

This was posted earlier, but despite the invitation by rag, who locked it, for it be reposted sans personal and confrontational language was not reposted by the original OP, so here it is. I really hope we can stop hearing about this horrible stuff going on over there.

I wonder how much more it would cost to have ethically produced electronics. Foxconn sounds like an absolute hell hole. Between that and the conflict minerals in almost everything we use, I always feel like I have to plug my ears and put blinders on in order to enjoy anything electronic.

*nods* It does suck dealing with that guilt. I'm not sure their is anything we can do about it though, a few of us could maybe summon the willpower to do without some of our electronic gadgets for a while, but not enough of us to even make a noticeable dent.

I remember hearing/reading something along the lines of an ipad only costing ~40$ more.

Maybe it's time to convert to Amish.

No, they only make tiny fake heaters.

I heard somewhere that the costs for electronics on the consumer end would skyrocket if they were to move to more ethical treatment and better pay. Like, Apple products would cost a couple thousand instead of the hundreds they retail for right now. Wish I could remember where I read that.

Apple makes record profits on every iPhone sold. Something to the tune of $200-300. They can easily afford to foot the bill instead of passing it down to the consumer. BUt these pieces of shit care more about their stockholders than their gullible customers so whatever.

Sad to say the least....