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by riprowan
3664 days ago
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Who in the US can authoritatively certify Chinese labor? And what about the majority of iPhones which are not for sale in the USA? Can they be made with "slaves" since their destination is not the USA? And if not (because Apple is a USA company) what keeps Apple from leaving the USA to escape the "no-slave law"? If Apple can't leave the USA in order to hire "slaves" to build phones for the non-USA market, how can they compete against a foreign company which can use "slaves?" And if said foreign company builds an iPhone competitor using "slaves" for a cheaper price than the USA-made phone, how do you combat the black market in the USA for these "slave phones?" You just invented a local law enforcement problem. |
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Who in the US can authoritatively certify Chinese labor?
You certify it just like anything else that is hard to inspect: require companies to sign binding documents that certify their goods as in compliance with the law, and fine them when proof is found this is not the case. It doesn't get rid of violations, but it does cut them down a lot.
And what about the majority of iPhones which are not for sale in the USA?
Just because one country jumps off a bridge, everyone else should follow suit? I find this kind of reasoning neither here nor there.
what keeps Apple from leaving the USA to escape the "no-slave law"
Nothing except profit. Why walk away from the most profitable markets you have, even if due to new legislation the profits are a little less obscene than they used to be?
how can they compete against a foreign company which can use "slaves?"
Because foreign companies wouldn't be able to use slaves if they want to sell their goods in the US or EU.
how do you combat the black market in the USA for these "slave phones?
There's already an illegal cheap phone circuit, for stolen phones. Besides, it might be a good thing if crime rings start pushing phones on people instead of pushing drugs. It would also be amusing if people would steal phones to fence them for money to buy illegal phones.
You can keep finding nits to pick, but ... I see point nor reason to do so.