Is Apple iPhone make Chinese workers sick?

ABC News reports "Workers in southern China, who say they were assembling Apple laptops and iPhones, have become seriously ill after using a dangerous chemical. Is it really Apple product causing the sickness or Apple is to be blamed for this?

"At first the symptoms were pretty obvious. My hands were numb. I could hardly walk or run," one woman told the ABC.

"I think they knew it was poisonous to human bodies but if they had used another chemical our output would not have increased," another woman said.

"By using n-hexane, it was much more efficient".

"Our company mainly produces the touch screens for mobile phones. Our main client is Apple," one worker said.

Above is some of the statements from sick workers who is directing their fingers at Apple but I think it is not really a Apple fault but the factories. We cannot expect these chemicals to be human friendly and exposing to them for longer period of time will cause similar problems and no one can point fingers at Apple. At the movement Apple is making news and if something related to Apple is definitely going to be hot.

So far no-one has reported sick using iPhone or any Apple product and I think it is mainly because of the health and safety issues in the factory and may be Apple might have to be really strict on their policies when outsourcing.

Apple is yet to comment on this issue and proper investigation might be required. It is safe to use your iPhone or buy a new one.

Source: ABC NEWS