Apple TNC Case study
Apple is headquartered in Cupertino, California but it also has a European headquarters in Cork, Ireland. They currently employ around 18000 people
Manufacturing
Manufacturing is completed mainly in developing countries such as China (Foxconn and Pegatron), with no Apple hardware being made in the USA hence the writing on the back of apple products 'designed in California, assembled in China'
Wages are lower
Land is cheaper to buy therefore it is cheaper to set up a factory
They have direct access to global markets
Trade restrictions can be easily avoided
china offered a special economic zone in Shenzen
Influence of Shell in Nigeria
Positives
Negatives
Number of suicides (14 since 2010) they did not try to address these apart from installing nets to catch the people)
Account for over a third of Nigerian economy
Directly provide 65 000 jobs locally
Spent over £1 Billion on improving infrastructure
Vast majority of highly paid jobs are not given to locals
Exploitation of workers (long hours/child labour
Oil spill in Niger Delta, bad for environment and environment
Apple tried t become more environmentally friendly through the 'green my apple' campaign which improved ranking in green electronics