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Posted on 08/31/2021 6:57:17 AM PDT by george76
Apple spent $90,000 lobbying against past version of the bill..
A bipartisan group of senators on Friday introduced a bill that would stop U.S. companies from relying on Chinese slave labor.
Introduced by Sens. Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) and Jeff Merkley (D., Ore.), the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act would require companies to ensure forced labor is not used in their supply chains. It would also direct federal departments to produce a strategy for cutting Chinese forced labor out of the U.S. supply chain. Up to one million members of the Uyghur ethnic minority have been placed in "re-education camps" in Western China, and many Uyghurs are trafficked across the country into forced labor programs.
At least one big tech company is likely to oppose the bill. Apple lobbied heavily against a previous iteration of the legislation, spending $90,000 on its lobbying efforts. In 2020, Apple stated that it "supported the goals" of the act but did not address allegations it had attempted to water down sections. Apple, Nike, Coca-Cola, and other U.S. companies argued they already monitored their own supply chains for forced labor violations.
A May 2021 investigation found at least seven Apple suppliers who likely use forced labor. A spokesman for Apple rejected those claims, saying the company "found no evidence of forced labor anywhere we operate." Supporters of the bill say that admission shows U.S. companies are not adequately self-policing their supply chains.
"As the Chinese Communist Party is committing egregious human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities, including genocide and crimes against humanity, there is no excuse to turn a blind eye," Rubio said in a press release. "We must instead do everything in our power to stop them." At least 27 other senators have signed on to the bill as cosponsors.
Apple has come under fire for its close ties with China. The company is battling to prevent users from downloading third-party apps on its devices, which experts worry helps China restrict internet access. And privacy researchers have warned that authoritarian governments could use Apple's new child pornography detection tool to hunt down political dissidents.
This can’t be. It can’t be China that’s doing slavery and systemic racism. Only white folks do that. (If you’re a Miami Hurricanes fan let me explain. That was sarcasm.)
I guess that means Oregon Ducks fans need to boycott their fancy uniforms. LOL
A nice big fat tariff on all imports will do the trick and save the USA in the long run.
AAPL Vendetta
ping Swordmaker
It depends on what the definition of “slaves” is. Apple does not believe that not paying people for their labor who are confined to a concentration camp is “slavery”. Since it benefits them, it can’t actually be immoral or oppressive. Besides, they are “Woke”.
They only spent 90k.
Was most of that bribes?
Great idea! We will have the hostile communist dictatorship certify that the factory in question does not use slave labor!
There is nothing as bold as the ideas of a republican with no political power to implement them.
Introduced by Sens. Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) and Jeff Merkley (D., Ore.), the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act would...
...accomplish exactly zero. If the Turks want to pull some waste of time and effort like this, in defense of their cousins the Uyghurs, they should collaborate with grandstanders RINO Rubio and commie Merkley.
Absolutely and incredibly disappointing that slave labor is considered more important than my AAPL stocks! Sonsa...
There always is one guy here who supports apple slave labor saying they get paid more then others...
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