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Why doesn't Apple make iPhones in Somalia?

Asked by johnpowell (17881points) December 29th, 2017

The labor must be super cheap.

It seems logical.

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stanleybmanly's avatar

REALLY big infrastructure and security issues.

johnpowell's avatar

What about education of the workers? And the workers having clean water so they don’t get sick?

stanleybmanly's avatar

Things are beyond dismal, starting with the lack of anything resembling a stable government. You couldn’t build a plant without people literally stealing the bricks. Then there’s the total lack of infrastructure. Roads, power plants, sewers, water treatment plants—none of it exists.

stanleybmanly's avatar

Apple might just have the financial clout to build a stable working Somalia, but such a proposition would eliminate any chance of quarterly profits for decades. No corporation is going to sit still for that.

Darth_Algar's avatar

The labor might be cheap, but presumably they at least want a stable, functioning country to manufacture their wares in.

stanleybmanly's avatar

Most of the people are probably too malnourished or sick to work.

johnpowell's avatar

Or busy finding potable water.

Lightlyseared's avatar

Or not get raped or murdered?

SquirrelEStuff's avatar

They’re probably trying to stay away from countries that the US has been bombing the crap out of.

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