Pressure Mounting on Apple to End Sweatshops

After two decades of student-led protests of global sweatshops, it appears that the Big Apple — producer of Macs, iPads and iPhones used by the younger generation – is feeling the bite. A major Apple supplier, Foxconn, which also supplies Amazon, Dell and Microsoft, has pledged to improve wages, hours and working conditions in their Chinese sweatshops in a one-year time frame.