Shelby Farris
Global Supply Chain Case Study
Module 6-2
INT 220
02/20/2024
“Apple and its Suppliers: Corporate Social Responsibility” is an article
that outlines the controversy surrounding the electronics company Apple and
its social responsibility of the employees that work overseas in various
manufacturing companies a part of their global supply chain. The two
manufacturing companies that are highlighted in this article and are being
scrutinized for their treatment of employees are Pegatron and Foxtronn.
Apple is the most popular company right now that sells smartphones,
particularly smartphones with the iPhone operating system known as IOS.
According to the article, Apple originally sourced its electronics parts
and cellphones domestically, here in the United States, and was proud of
that fact. Until they decided to join the rest of the abusers of sweatshops
over in Asian countries and started sourcing their phones and electronic
parts from those two companies: Pegatron and Foxtronn. Both companies
have been under extreme scrutiny multiple times over the last two decades
for the treatment of their workers, their unregulated environmental impacts,
horrible working conditions and environments in the factories, unethical, long
working hours, no benefits, and extremely low pay. The employees who work
at these factories often live in dormitories on site, which I am sure sounds
pretty great to poor employees who are in need of housing for themselves
and/or for them and their families. Until they actually begin working at these
factories and living in these dorms- which are simply twelve beds back to
back. The public thinks that Apple could be doing so much more, especially
with the amount of revenue they make, to create better working conditions
for employees in these factories. While some people who work with Apple
are stating that Apple has gone above and beyond to ensure better
treatment of the employees overseas.
Apple has consistently broken their promises to the people of the
United States and to the employees who are working 18 days in a row
sometimes, to build these smartphones for Apple’s profits. Although Apple is
not the direct owners of these factories, nor are they the only company that
is sourcing from these factories, they are the ones who makes these factories
Global Supply Chain Case Study
Module 6-2
INT 220
02/20/2024
“Apple and its Suppliers: Corporate Social Responsibility” is an article
that outlines the controversy surrounding the electronics company Apple and
its social responsibility of the employees that work overseas in various
manufacturing companies a part of their global supply chain. The two
manufacturing companies that are highlighted in this article and are being
scrutinized for their treatment of employees are Pegatron and Foxtronn.
Apple is the most popular company right now that sells smartphones,
particularly smartphones with the iPhone operating system known as IOS.
According to the article, Apple originally sourced its electronics parts
and cellphones domestically, here in the United States, and was proud of
that fact. Until they decided to join the rest of the abusers of sweatshops
over in Asian countries and started sourcing their phones and electronic
parts from those two companies: Pegatron and Foxtronn. Both companies
have been under extreme scrutiny multiple times over the last two decades
for the treatment of their workers, their unregulated environmental impacts,
horrible working conditions and environments in the factories, unethical, long
working hours, no benefits, and extremely low pay. The employees who work
at these factories often live in dormitories on site, which I am sure sounds
pretty great to poor employees who are in need of housing for themselves
and/or for them and their families. Until they actually begin working at these
factories and living in these dorms- which are simply twelve beds back to
back. The public thinks that Apple could be doing so much more, especially
with the amount of revenue they make, to create better working conditions
for employees in these factories. While some people who work with Apple
are stating that Apple has gone above and beyond to ensure better
treatment of the employees overseas.
Apple has consistently broken their promises to the people of the
United States and to the employees who are working 18 days in a row
sometimes, to build these smartphones for Apple’s profits. Although Apple is
not the direct owners of these factories, nor are they the only company that
is sourcing from these factories, they are the ones who makes these factories
