Apple 'Sweatshop' - Repercussions

PRC Banker writes: Following the media atttention over Apple using 'sweatshop' tactics regarding the manufacture of iPods, facts were disseminated making things seem not as bad as first reported. However, recent developments suggest that "Apple Computer's iPod supplier FoxConn has decided to sue the media for mis-reporting on working conditions in their factories. Rather than sue the British tabloids, FoxConn sues a Shanghai newspaper. The reporter has a translated version of his personal experience and thoughts."

Powerful Chinese company threatens local media. Worrying indeed, especially given this company's track record. The president of Foxconn is the richest man in Taiwan, the company has attempted to use coercion in the past.