Fair trade hardware

We are a bunch of geeks that very much love our gadgets.
But we are deeply concerned about the way they are manufactured.

Pretty much every single hardware company in the world manufactures hardware in the Middle/Far East because wages are extremely low and competitive there. Companies like Apple, Intel, Microsoft, AMD, etc., are all guilty of either abusing their workers or allowing their providers to treat people like slaves.

As an example, the cost for building an iPod Nano in 2006 was only £41, of which labour costs amounted to £4.20. It was sold for £179.

Sometimes parts are even sold at zero-profit in order to maintain competitivity.

Surely all this has to come at a cost. An environmental and human cost.

Our manifesto

We are willing to pay some extra money as long as that money goes to the people working in the factories.
Companies cannot excuse themselves arguing that they comply with local laws, because some of those laws are unjust.
Companies should also help by reducing their margins and passing those savings on to their workforce.

If you agree with us, please pass this on.

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