Which includes offshored workers.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/is-apples-suicide-factory-outsourcing-to-even-cheaper-chinese-peasants/9537http://www.pcworld.com/article/197312/foxconn_plans_safety_nets_may_raise_pay_after_12th_suicide.htmlhttp://www.nbclosangeles.com/blogs/press-here/Foxconn-Forces-Employees-to-Sign-No-Suicide-Pact-121396179.htmlhttp://www.businessinsider.com/chinese-iphone-factory-foxconn-holds-creepy-anti-suicide-rally-2010-8?slop=1They too represent the company. And because of them, Apple could get a 55% profit margin out of a 17" MacBook Pro instead of 35%. All of those ungrateful workers might explain the barrage of Macbooks overheating, iMac screen yellowing (due to heat), and other problems. A quick web search reveals all of that, and much more. Passive-aggressive response to being little more than slave labor?
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/slavery1. the state or condition of being a slave; a civil relationship whereby one person has absolute power over another and controls his life, liberty, and fortune
2. the subjection of a person to another person, esp in being forced into work
3. the condition of being subject to some influence or habit
4. work done in harsh conditions for low pay
