Don't overlook Mike Daisey's bigger point about Apple (op-ed)
Don't overlook Mike Daisey's bigger point about Apple (op-ed)
- March 19, 2012
- An op-ed coauthored by Yang Su, sociology associate professor, is featured by CNN March 19, 2012
From CNN:
It is unfortunate that Mike Daisey lied about Apple's labor practices on "This American
Life" by fabricating some harrowing details about the suffering of workers in China
who make iPads and iPhones. But this revelation should not divert attention away from
the very real, pressing issue of labor abuses in China. The public radio episode that
aired Daisey's falsified account helped set in motion a series of news reports and
close scrutiny from the media, forcing Apple to acknowledge that conditions in its
supplier factories can be improved and that workers should be treated better. Now,
because of Daisey's lies, some people might dismiss the problem of China's labor abuses.
They should not. Daisey should not have lied, even if he were doing it to serve a
bigger purpose. Daisey's bigger point -- that workers in China are mistreated -- is
true.
For the full story, please visit http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/19/opinion/su-he-apple/index.html.
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