asked 2014-11-29 19:24:27 +0300
I love my Jolla phone and the whole company ethos, so would be great to know what supply chain and factory conditions are like. The "Fairphone" currently wins Ethical Consumer's Best Buy award, but comes with hideous Android. Would be great to get Jolla onto the best buy OS and hardware lists, but I can't find a policy anywhere. Thanks!
answered 2014-11-30 02:40:16 +0300
Highly doubt Jolla will adopt any 'ethical' policies for the forseeable future. Main reason for their second base / offices in Hong Kong is likely to try and have as much access to cheap labour / materials / lax environmental regulation as possible. I don't think they'll be instructing suppliers or OEMs with any code of practice just yet ...
For me, this was one of the saddest parts about Elop's destruction and dismantling of Nokia. Whilst conflict minerals were still an issue, Nokia were willing and able to push the environmental agenda far more than others and control exactly what went on at their factories.
Hopefully the fact that the Sailors and Navigators are mostly ex-Nokia means they have brought some of that ethos with them. While probably at the mercy of contract manufacturers to some degree, Jolla should at least make a statement of intent about this stuff. If Jolla took steps to be fairer than the Fairphone, it would not only help make the world a better place, but it would be good marketing and truly Unlike the ghastly backward steps taken by Microsoft.
scillo ( 2014-12-01 13:16:59 +0300 )editAsked: 2014-11-29 19:24:27 +0300
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agreed, such info would be valuble if it meets certain expectations! Just optimized your title and tags a bit.
mosen ( 2014-11-29 20:43:50 +0300 )editThe "Fairphone" currently wins Ethical Consumer's Best Buy award, but comes with hideous Android. ->
Right. Supporting Android equals supporting a system that gives incentive to phone makers to grab all conflict minerals they can get to insure their ability to keep up with the Android hardware update race in an attempt to differentiate and secure sales in the future.
In my opinion a Fairphone would be much fairer if it came loaded with Sailfish OS which is running fine on lower end, recycled hardware and does not seem to aim at 6 monthly even not yearly hardware update cycles.
vandersmash ( 2014-11-29 22:15:48 +0300 )editNot only that, but at leat equally important the manufacturing conditions: working conditions, safety, security, fair wages, no forced labor, no children explotation, freedom of expression and association (unions) and the like. I very much expect from jolla a declaration of these principles and an effective control. I'd be ashamed and would stop supporting it if any scandal like with apple and others would surface. Please think of it and respect people and nature, even if at higher costs!
melg01 ( 2014-11-30 01:06:37 +0300 )edit