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girl gone mad

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31. That's not an audit, it's a PR stunt.

Reply to Paulie (Reply #27)

Mon Feb 13, 2012, 09:33 AM

Feb 2012

If it were an actual audit, you would see the names of the suppliers who violated child labor, minimum wage and work safety laws.

As Bill Black wrote, Apple is engaged in massive control fraud and the "audits" are just one facet of this anti-employee control fraud.

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Fuck Apple. girl gone mad Feb 2012 #29

Who you gonna use? boppers Feb 2012 #33

Where can I find other supplier audit reports Paulie Feb 2012 #27

That's not an audit, it's a PR stunt. girl gone mad Feb 2012 #31

This any better? Paulie Feb 2012 #32