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Mark the statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Apple has the same business complications as Nike had when its use of cheap labour was discovered.

2. The ‘Nike moment’ is called the situation when the publicity is starting to decrease.

3. Foxconn had raised wages by up to 25% after some workers committed crimes under the influence of alcohol in 2011.

4. It is the second big salary increase in less than two years at the world’s largest electronics contract manufacturer.

5. After Apple had asked the FLA to carry out the inspection, the FLA aimed to end salary increase in factories.

6. Tim Cook was Apple’s Chief Executive who claims that every worker has the right to a fine and safe work environment.

7. Workers at a small number of plants in China are run with almost military control.

8. According to the article nation’s regress, wages rise and life theoretically gets better for everyone.

9. Every time when people read about bad Chinese factories in the paper, they might have a moment of an extremely strong reaction of anger and shock.

10. Dozens of workers wanted to commit suicide because of a quarrel with the company.

Choose the best answer to these questions.

1. Which bad business practices is the article about?

a) Cheap labour and bad working conditions

b) Suicides and stress

c) Capitalism and consumers

2. Which countries/ regions does the article specifically refer to?

a) India and China

b) the Far East and Europe

c) the US and China

3. What is the business relationship between Foxconn and Apple?

a) Foxconn’s products are put together at Apple’s factories.

b) Apple’s products are put together at Foxconn’s factories.

c) Foxconn supplies parts for Apple products.

4. Why is Foxconn being investigated?

a) Because there are too many workers in their small factories

b) Because workers haven’t been paid for the work they have done

c) Because working conditions in their factories are so bad that some workers have killed themselves

5. Which other global companies do business with Foxconn?

a) Nike and Dell

b) Dell and Microsoft

c) Nike and Hewlett-Packard

6. How are consumers to blame for the workers’ conditions at Foxconn?

a) We buy from Amazon and not directly from Apple.

b) We want to pay the lowest prices possible for our electronic goods.

c) We buy too many electronic goods

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