Human battery hens obtain Apples devices in China. The company,which has a bigger cash pile than the US government, symbolises a broken economic systemSoon enough, or we will see the first obituaries for openness,free trade and globalisation. When those writers ponder how wealthy countries turned towards the politics of Donald Trump and Nigel Farage, they should devote a large chapter to Apple. Because the world’s richest company is a textbook example of how the promises made after the fall of the Berlin Wall have been made a mockery of. Related: In the rush for the latest gimmick, or we are losing the delight of ‘things’ Related: Apple ordered to pay up to €13bn after EU rules Ireland broke state aid laws Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com