Behind the popularity of Apple as the manufacturer of the most coveted gadget, apparently saved the story that can make people stared.

That said, hundreds of thousands of workers who assemble Apple products at its plant in Chengdu, China, even less humanely treated by their suppliers and often their lives in danger.

How not, they have to work during a full week without getting off even just a day. They also have to squeeze in a dorm and forced to stand all day until their feet swell. In fact, they often have difficulty walking after work in shifts 24 hours.

The Daily Mail reported Friday, January 27, 2012, at the entrance to the factory Apple even posted signs reading "Work hard at your job is today or is working hard to find a job tomorrow '. Workers who arrive late are asked to write a letter of acknowledgment.

Not only that. Once there was an explosion of cases of harmful chemicals used to clean the iPhone screen that injured 140 people. He had ever there were two explosions that injured over 75 people and killed four people.

"If Apple had been warned about this, but do not take action, it is dangerous. However, the most disgusting is approving this kind of work practices and take advantage of it," said Nicholas Asford safety experts.

Apple is believed to have known problems of poor work environment before it goes boom. This is reinforced claims of a former Apple executive. "We already know the condition of the workers in a factory for four years, and it still continues as a system that is most suitable for us," he claims.

Meanwhile, other Apple executives claim to have tried to improve performance by issuing a safety reference for the suppliers and workers. However, problems could still emerge.

News of the shocking reality of the workers who came after Apple announced a profit increase of U.S. $ 13 billion from sales of U.S. $ 46 billion in the last quarter.

Since 2007, more than half of Apple's audited suppliers known to have violated at least one point in the reference. In some cases, they even had declared illegal.

Foxconn factory in one of which is Apple's manufacturing partner, an employee had dropped from a height when losing a prototype of Apple in 2009, and 18 other people trying to do the same thing. Since then, the office provides mental care services, and set nets to prevent the same thing happen.

Apple is not actually as bad as all the facilities found in Chengdu. In fact, many equipped with facilities such as theaters, hospitals, and even swimming pools. However, this facility is apparently inversely proportional to the spirit of its workers.

Apple party who had visited one of their factory in Shenzhen, China, in 2006, said he was surprised by the reality. "We've tried very hard to make things better. However, the people would be very disturbed to learn where they came from the iPhone," said one of the top brass.