Belabored Podcast #142: Smartphone Sweatshops in Asia, with Joe DiGangi
Do you know where your smartphone was made? A new in-depth report reveals dangerous conditions in Samsung factories in Vietnam.
21 August 2018
https://www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/belabored-podcast-142-smartphone-sweatshops-asia-joe-digangi
The world of Big Tech seems clean and ultra modern, but your smartphone was likely built under shockingly dirty labor conditions. An in-depth investigation of Vietnamese Samsung production facilities peels back the shrink-wrap of the electronics industry to reveal who makes our fancy gadgets and what our obsession with consumer electronics means for workplace health. We speak with Joe DiGangi of IPEN, which published the report. The revelations, which fit into a pattern of labor exploitation at Samsung, have prompted international scrutiny as well as reported crackdowns on workers.