Destroying American Jobs (ie Kodak)

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Foxconn has had some issues, but they also raised wages not just for their workers but for the whole local area, when the local party boss was trying to incite further problems from the workers. It backfired when Foxconn - a Taiwan company - raised their wages, forcing the party boss's factories and his buddies' factories to raise theirs in turn.

What I'd like to see is more companies demanding better conditions in China. Mike Daisey was on Up with Chris Hayes on MSNBC both mornings this past weekend, and his pitch is that Apple should use some of their billions of rainy-day money to insist upon Foxconn reforms. I think not only would that be great for foxconn's employees, I think it would have a profound affect on the entire region.