Izolo, i-Apple ikhishwe isitatimende sephephandaba, ukuthi ihlose ukuphenya umkhiqizi wayo omkhulu wemishini eChina, iFoxconn, ngokubambisana ne-FLA (Fair Labor Association). Izimo zokusebenza e-China seziphenduke isihloko esikhulu ngokushesha kumphakathi waseMelika kanye nowomhlaba wonke, futhi ngisho ne-Apple ifuna ukushiya lingashintshiwe.
Baliqala leligagasi imibiko emibili ezimele, lapho izintatheli zaxoxa nezisebenzi ezimbalwa zamanje nezangaphambili. Ukusetshenzwa kwezingane, amashifu afinyelela kwayi-16, amaholo amancane kanye nezimo ezicishe zibe wunya esezivele zicasule umphakathi ufuna ushintsho.
Sekwenzekile ngesonto eledlule isicelo sesicelo, lapho amasiginesha angaphezu kuka-250 alethwa e-American Apple Stores. Izenzo ezifanayo kulindeleke ukuthi zenzeke emhlabeni wonke futhi kulindeleke ukuthi ziphoqe i-Apple ukuthi ingenele futhi iqinisekise izimo zokusebenza ezingcono kubasebenzi baseShayina abakhiqiza ama-iPad, ama-iPhone nezinye izinto ze-Apple.
Kodwa kwavela ukuthi abasebenzi abasebenza emikhiqizweni ye-Apple bangcono kakhulu kunalabo abahlanganisa ama-laptops akwa-Asus noma amafoni akwaNokia. Noma kunjalo, umphakathi ufuna ikhambi. U-Apple, okungenani ngokwesitatimende sakhe, ozikhathalela kakhulu izimo zabasebenzi ezimbonini zabahlinzeki, useqalile ukuthatha izinyathelo zokuqala.
“Sikholelwa ukuthi abasebenzi emhlabeni wonke banelungelo lokuba nezimo zokusebenza eziphephile nezingenzeleli. Kungakho sicele i-FLA ukuthi ihlole ngokuzimela ukukhiqizwa kwabahlinzeki bethu abakhulu, ”kusho isikhulu se-Apple uTim Cook. "Lokhu kuhlolwa okuhleliwe akukaze kwenzeke embonini ye-elekthronikhi kokubili esikalini nangobubanzi, futhi sibonga i-FLA ngokuvuma lesi sinyathelo esingajwayelekile sokuhlola nokubika kabanzi ngalezi zimboni."
Ukuhlola okuzimele kuzobandakanya izingxoxo namakhulu ezisebenzi mayelana nezimo zokusebenza nezimo zokuphila, okuhlanganisa ukuphepha, isinxephezelo, ubude beshifu yokusebenza kanye nokuxhumana nabaphathi. I-FLA izophinde ihlole izindawo zokukhiqiza, izindawo zokulala nokunye. Abahlinzeki be-Apple sebevumile ukubambisana ngokugcwele futhi banikeze noma yikuphi ukufinyelela okucelwe yi-FLA. Ukuhlolwa kokuqala kufanele kuqale ngoMsombuluko olandelayo futhi imiphumela yokuhlolwa izoshicilelwa esizeni www.lolase.lcom.
Futhi ingabe kukhona ocabanga ukuthi bazothola ukungezwani lapho? Impela, mhlawumbe kuncane, kodwa ngokuqinisekile ngeke kube isambulo esiyihlazo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kwezombusazwe kuyisihloko esithakazelisayo. Ngale ndlela, i-Apple ingaziqhayisa ngokuthi imikhiqizo yayo iqoqwe ngaphansi kwezimo ezijwayelekile ngemuva kokuhlolwa kwe-FLA, hhayi njengaleyo yezimbangi. Lapho umhlaba wonke uphazamiseka ngokuzumayo, wonke umuntu ekhaya angabheka cishe noma yini futhi acabange ngokushesha ukuthi uhlelo lwabo lwe-hifi yephupho le-50,000 ludalwe kanjani ezandleni zesisebenzi esijulukayo esinomholo wedola ngosuku. Ungahlekwa nalo. Yingakho wonke umuntu ekhiqiza lapho ukuze enze imali eningi futhi akhokhele ukukhiqizwa kwama-farts. Ngethemba ukuthi akekho ozothi Imisebenzi nalabo ababengaphambi kwakhe nangemuva kwakhe babengazi/bengazi ukuthi bahlanganisa i-iPhone yethu ukuze iphukile...
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