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I am not related in any way with the company, and I am looking forward to it: the phone promises to be a good e-ink smartphone, with huge focus around conscious usage.

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[โ€“] klu9@lemmy.ca 5 points 18 hours ago (4 children)

"Designed in Poland"... but where's it made?

I couldn't find that out, although I did find who is responsible for pawsitive vibes ๐Ÿ˜

Misiek

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CSO - Chief Snack Officer

[โ€“] alexcleac@szmer.info 2 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

Haha, nice :)

According to bits and crumbles of information I found, the actual assembling seem to be happening in Europe, though the components are the coming from various sources, including China and (mostly) US.

I definitely see your point, though in my eyes, having phone designed in Poland and assembled in Europe is infinitely times better than an iPhone, which is designed in US, and assembled in China in extremely unclear work conditions, or Xiaomi which is 100% China. Especially if it is a product prioritizing conscious usage.

[โ€“] klu9@lemmy.ca 2 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Good to hear that at least it's assembled in Europe.

The "Fairphone" (as far as I can tell) is completely made in China, where an ever more autocratic regime jails workers who try to organize independent unions to protect workers' rights.

[โ€“] alexcleac@szmer.info 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Wow, I was really sure Fairphone is assembled in Europe.

[โ€“] klu9@lemmy.ca 2 points 17 hours ago

It seems they did think carefully about which supplier they chose.

But at the end of the day, any niceness on the part of the company is completely dependent on the whims of management and the much-less developed labour laws in place, as labour is not allowed to organize to defend its own interests.

One of my clients is an HR director at an electronics manufacturer in China, and from talking regularly with her, even when management are inclined to be nice to workers, there are so many things that would simply never be allowed in Europe which are daily practice in China.