I was in my dinner table last night, enjoying my after meal tea and gazing through the afternoon paper, when an article caught my attention, iSuicide. Like iPod, iPhone and iPad, iSuicide. The article was about the corporate giant Apple. Allegedly Apple's contractor in China, Foxconn, has created an working environment so harsh and stressful for its employees that in last 16 months 9 employees committed suicide. They are now practically undertaking affidavit from new employees stating that they will not commit suicide and if they do they forfeit all the benefits, specially those their families can claim. The report says that due to the hike in demand for Apple products the contractors are struggling to keep up with the supply, and to make up, they are forcing the workers with 12 hours straight shifts and in addition, occasional overtime, military style. On top of it these workers are not even paid the national minimum wage which is $300 a month or 800 Chinese Yuan. In fact at some places wage is equivalent to $8 a day or less. Now I do not need to stress but this is violation of every rule of Chinese, US and International labour laws. What is Apple doing about it? The answer is nothing.
