Apple is opening more factories in the United States in what looks like a public relations move for the company that has been plagued by complaints of unfair and unsafe working conditions at foreign factories.

According to The Arizona Republic, Apple bought a building in Arizona for its supplier, GT Advanced Technologies Inc. The supplier will employ 700 people to create small pieces of high-tech glass for Apple products. In addition, the factory will provide 1,300 construction-related jobs for the creation of the facility.

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer was noticeably excited about the factory and looks forward to the economic impact it will have.

"Apple is indisputably one of the world's most innovative companies and I'm thrilled to welcome them to Arizona," she said. "Apple will have an incredibly positive economic impact for Arizona, and its decision to locate here speaks volumes about the friendly, pro-business climate we have been creating these past four years."

Apple's success has come at the cost of human lives. An in-depth New York Times article highlighted the unsafe conditions at the Apple factories and said one explosion killed two immediately while injuring at least a dozen others.

"Employees work excessive overtime, in some cases seven days a week, and live in crowded dorms," said Charles Duhigg and David Barboza of the New York Times. "Some say they stand so long that their legs swell until they can hardly walk. Under-age workers have helped build Apple's products, and the company's suppliers have improperly disposed of hazardous waste and falsified records."

People have taken notice of the problems with companies that outsource to foreign companies just because it is cheaper.

". . . what's morally repugnant in one country is accepted business practices in another, and companies take advantage of that," said Nicholas Ashford, who used to be the Chairperson of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health.