factory

Can spying on workers be a good thing?

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Monday, April 30, 2012

Do you work harder when someone is watching you? A company called Arrowsight that thinks you do. It's helping other companies install cameras in the workplace to make sure employees are doing their jobs correctly.

Posted In: spying, health care, Food, factory

The people behind your iPad: The bosses

Rob Schmitz

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Marketplace's Rob Schmitz was offered a rare glimpse into the world of Apple's usually secret supply chain. Here's the story of the people who help run Apple's Chinese producer, Foxconn.

Posted In: apple, Foxconn, China, iPad, factory, The People Behind Your iPad

The people behind your iPad: The workers

Rob Schmitz

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

What's life like for the thousands of workers who assemble your Apple products? Marketplace’s Rob Schmitz gained rare access to Apple’s production line at a Foxconn plant in China.

Posted In: China, apple, Foxconn, iPad, factory, The People Behind Your iPad

An acclaimed Apple critic made up the details

Rob Schmitz

Friday, March 16, 2012

The monologist Mike Daisey’s account of Chinese factory conditions in “The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs” made people think differently about their iPhones and iPads. But after an adaptation aired on This American Life, reaching China, an investigation there of his allegations found they were fabricated. Given other news reports on the conditions, will that matter?

Posted In: apple, Foxconn, iPhone, factory, workers