Dozens protest Apple stores worldwide

Dozens of protesters around the world gathered Thursday at Apple stores to call attention to reports of poor conditions in its supply chain factories in China. Demonstrators delivered two online petitions with a combined 250,000 signatures to Apple employees at stores in Washington, D.C, New York, San Francisco, London, Sydney and Bangalore.

As expected, about a dozen people showed up to demonstrate outside the Georgetown Apple store. They were — as my Post colleague Katie Rogers noted — outnumbered by reporters.

After speaking to the media and delivering the petition, the demonstrators left quickly. A sales clerk at the Anne Taylor store next door told The Post that the protest quickly dissipated. By 10:30 a.m., business was back to normal.