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2 Mar 2011

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Wintek workers' letters to Apple seeking help with addressing grievances over poisoning [China]

On 1 Jan 2011 workers at a Wintek factory in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China (known in Chinese as "Lian Jian" factory) wrote a letter to Apple's CEO Steve Jobs appealing for help in addressing their grievances over poisoning at the factory. The poisonings happened, they claim, in the production line for Apple's i-Phone...On 27 Jan 2011 the workers sent a second letter to Steve Jobs, claiming that he is "being evasive". "You do not dare to face up to the facts of what’s happened. We have not seen a “yes” or a “no” in your answer, so are you really a top IT brand that is representative of the world’s most advanced technology companies? You don’t even have the courage to admit what has happened." Below are the full letters from the Wintek workers to Apple, as well as links to news reports about the letters, containing comments by Apple and Wintek...