New Documentary Exposes the Shocking Conditions of Apple’s Most Exploited Workers

‘At 24, Yi Yeting was diagnosed with leukemia after three years of nonstop exposure to benzene, a toxic chemical endangering the health of a million-plus Apple workers in Shenzhen.
“We are all benzene patients,” the victim-turned-activist told attendees at an organizing rally in February 2014. “For those of us who are alive, we need to fight for our rights.”
The chemical was phased out starting in August 2014. Less than a month later, the same factory was hit with a cluster of leukemia cases.
A viral video exposé of the company’s toxic practices triggered outrage, suppressed since the Foxconn suicides in 2010. Called “Complicit” (2016), the shocking short is now a feature.’
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