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submitted on February 16, 2011 by midget in "Stores / Merchants"

The gadgets we all love come at a high cost for some, children included.

Apple's just-released progress report on the labor-related practices of its overseas parts suppliers reveals grim truths behind the making of such popular gadgets as the iPad and iPhone--including worker poisonings, child labor violations, and 60-plus-hour work weeks.

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Posted by toohot4you on February 16, 2011

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Many of our products are made over seas in order to keep costs down. Even some Harly Davidson parts are made in China. Alot of our flooring ie laminates and hardwoods are made in China as well. If you want to buy American made products you will pay much more for them on count of labor costs. With the economy as it is and we are all bargin shoppers here mostly then I beleive price is a major factor when it comes to purchases.

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