Eric LeBlanc

The downside of “Made in China”

An iPhone! An Xbox! Our dignity for a pair of shoes! By Eric LeBlanc Photos by Mark Burnham SACKVILLE (CUP) — An investigation by a Chinese non-governmental organization recently exposed child labour at an East coast factory owned by Foxconn, the manufacturer behind 40 per cent of all consumer electronics, including the Apple chain, the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360. The company would later admit to finding interns as young as 14, working as part of a school program that employs them for up to six months, and promised to rectify the situation as soon as possible. But this…

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