Two online campaigns against Apple factory worker abuse have been launched on Change.org and SumOfUs. Mark Shields started his Change.org campaign after listening to a radio program that discussed the claims of labor abuses at an Apple supplier factory in China. In less than 48 hours Shields' petition grew to over 140,000 signatures, only 10,000 short of his original goal. At the same time, the SumOfUs campaign, which addresses the same concerns, has gained over 35,000 signatures within 24 hours. Apple's CEO Tim Cook openly addressed the issues through a letter sent
