Working hard

“Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.” Buddha

Technology is ever growing, much like a tree it needs to grow and develop. When it was time to upgrade to a new phone I decided to get the Samsung galaxy s2, I have been waiting for so long for this phone, I heard only amazing things the phone. just like many I did not question where this amazing piece of technology came from, where it was created, what materials, how many work on, etc. This article reports that the Chinese labor watch found six Samsung factories with "several labor abuses." The article continues to say that
the abuse includes unpaid labor, forced ans excessive overtime hours, and physical and verbal abuse. it is stated that workers would work for 12 hours straight and that there was discrimination based on age, gender and personal  appearances.

Apparently Apple has a similar article, It seems as we strive to better phones, mp3 players, television, anything we sometimes lose our humanity. The sad truth reveals itself, that although we are evolving through technology but old work ethics stay the same. At what cost does it take to pay for a better device, apparently it takes several factory workers and their rights 

Both articles are hard to intake but actions are being taken against these crimes. Does this make consumers feel a little better? Maybe, it is more than business and money, its about our humanity.



http://gizmodo.com/5940903/report-worker-abuse-and-underage-employment-at-six-more-samsung-factories