SOMM Soapbox

I have read and heard stories of peril that stem from the dark underbelly of tech manufacturing across the global and like most Americans, have turned a blind eye to it all. That is until the name of one Chinese company kept popping up in the headlines, Foxconn. On January 25, 2012, The New York Times posted a lengthy article with insider looks into the supply channel of Apple, Inc. After reading the article, I was shocked and angry. Shortly afterwards, I read a CNET piece that tried to rationalize the entire matter in Apple’s favor and I then completely lost it. Are we really in the age when a product requires human costs?