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products such as the Pad or IPhone. Apple 's success has come at a high cost with regards to safety to the workers of Foxconn, a supplier which makes products for Apple and plenty of other tech giants. As a result, some workers have committed suicide and many riots and fights have broken out. The main moral issue in this case study is whether Apple is responsible for the mis-treatment of Foxconn Employees. In this paper, I will use the moral theories of rights-based ethics, moral relativism, and moral universalism

for workers. Apple’s Supplier Foxconn, came under intense scrutiny for its suspicious labor practices and suicide by its fourteen young workers at the Foxconn Shenzhen factory in 2010, followed by the explosion in Chengdu factory resulting in 3 deaths and sixteen injuries in 2011. In 2010 CLW also reported about several violations of China labor laws based investigation collected through off-site interviews and from its own staff who had purposefully worked in Foxconn factories as workers to gain

Printed on clothing tags or the back of most packaging are the commonly found words: “Made in China”. Large corporations such as Apple or Microsoft continue to outsource more of their production overseas to subcontractors in China. There have been various stories and rumors of Chinese workers being exploited by their wealthy factory owners and supervisors. Working conditions may appear to be improving in China, but most people are not able to view what is happening overseas. There are hazardous conditions

Ⅰ, Shortage of workers in Asia Finding and retaining staff remains a perennial headache for managers in Asia. The shortage of workers with the right skills and experience has resulted in stiff competition for talent. The manpower challenge is greatest in the highest-growth markets such as China, India and South-east Asia, where poaching among rival firms is commonplace In the past year, however, it seems that the jobs market hasn’t been quite so volatile. Comparing

if necessary discontinue those business relationships. In the current global age, poor working conditions in a factory can become global news almost instantaneously. For example, Asgary and Li (2014) tell the story explosion which happened in a Foxconn factory, killing four workers and injuring several more (p. 665). This tragic accident in the plant may have gone unnoticed in the western world, except for the fact that this portion of the facility created the Apple iPad. The accident now became

is about the harsh working conditions at Foxconn in Chengdu, China. Foxconn is a major supplier for Apple products, building iPads, and is one of China’s biggest employers with 1.2 million workers. Employees are

international business? Apple produced and sold 231.19 million IPhones in the fiscal year of 2015, but all these IPhones come at a cost. In Apples case the cost these phones came at was “14 workers killed themselves at Apple 's biggest supplier, Foxconn.” (Bilton, 2014) Apple could not ignore the issue anymore as the death of employees was tipping point of breaking Apples silence in solving the issue. Being recognised as one of

an article called “'Mass suicide' protest at Apple manufacturer Foxconn factory” that explained to the world exactly what was happening in the factories in China. The conditions surrounding these workers triggered them to contemplate, attempt, and commit suicide. The Guardian, a British newspaper, released a story of “The woman who nearly died making your iPad”. In 2010, Tian Yu, a seventeen-year-old female who worked in the Foxconn factory, “threw herself from the fourth floor of her factory dormitory”

[pic] BU635 Global Operations and Logistics INDIVIDUAL CASE REPORT Cisco Systems Inc.: The Viking Challenge Submitted to: Mr. Dave Swanston Submitted by: Vishal Gupta ID: 125821880 20th March 2013 Executive Summary Cisco Systems Inc. is a $100 B technology company which provides internet networking solution to telecommunication and broadband service provider corporations. Cisco is leader in developing the networking equipment for the industry

Question: 1. What is the best way to achieve motivation at work? Explain your answer with reference to relevant literature and examples. Problem Statement: Achieving motivation at the workplace is extremely important as the desire for workers to perform more efficiently and higher in terms of quality can directly influence the overall performance of a company (Ridgeway, 1982). Thus, discovering the best way to achieve motivation at work is a very necessary topic to be discussed. However, the definition