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Apple Scamming Consumers on Sourcing and Worker Conditions

Tim Cook CEO of Apple and Workers at Foxconn Plants in China

New Orleans   Steven Greenhouse reported in the Times that Apple was claiming it was finally going to “come clean” on the real conditions of the work and workplaces of its largely Chinese subcontractors.  The reaction from those who understand the real issues and [...]

Learning Little from Indonesian Reconstruction

Quepos Five years ago the tsunami hit south Asia as bringing a terrible tragedy killing more than 225,000 people in more than a dozen countries.  Banda Aceh in Indonesia was at the epicenter with almost 170,000 of the total estimated deaths.  I have often spoken about our partner, the Urban Poor Consortium, and the work [...]