Apple CEO Tim Cook isn’t happy at all about the claims that are making rounds claiming the company is deliberately using manufacturing facilitates where labor abuses are common. Cook said, “We care about every worker in the worldwide supply chain.” He additionally said that the accusations were offensive.

The NYT recently issued a report that talked to current and previous execs at Apple and at Chinese factories. The claims allege that Apple and others deliberately work with Foxconn even though workers often complain about conditions.

Cook wrote:

“As a company and as individuals, we are defined by our values. Unfortunately, some humans are questioning Apple’s values today, and I’d like to address that with you directly. We care about every worker in our worldwide supply chain. Any accident is deeply troubling, and any issue with working conditions is cause for concern. Any suggestion that we don’t care is patently false and offensive to us. As you know better than anyone, accusations like these are contrary to our values. It’s not who we are.
For the many hundreds of you who are based at our suppliers’ manufacturing sites around the world, or spend expanded stretches working there away from your families, I know you are as outraged by that as I am. For the citizens who aren’t as close to the supply chain, you have a right to know the facts.
Every year we examine more factories, raising the bar for our partners and going deeper into the supply chain. As we reported earlier that month, we’ve made a great deal of progress and improved conditions for hundreds of thousands of workers. We know of no one in our industry doing as much as we are, in as many places, touching as many people” Tim Cook, CEO Apple

[via SlashGear]

Orginal post by Shane McGlaun