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Made by Employees, Not Machines
http://www.nicaraguanbugle.com/2012/09/25/2000-workers-riot-in-foxconn-factory-
in-china/
Cramped Living Conditions
• 10 people a room• Constant surveillance• Restricted activities• Mandatory Rent
Work Management
• Working 10-12 hours a day• Low wages• Constant pressure• Everyday humiliation• Cruel treatment
No escape…
http://www.daa.org.uk/index.php?mact=Blogs,cntnt01,showentry,0&cntnt01entryid=318&cntnt01returnid=98
Constant pressure…
Suicide is the only way out
http://articles.businessinsider.com/2010-05-27/tech/29964714_1_foxconn-suicide-nets
Foxconn’s Solution
• Nets around factories• Contracts preventing suicide
http://svtc.org/blog/advocacy/the-foxconn-suicides/
Students’ Working Conditions
• 70% of an adult’s pay• Dismissed from education• Working overnight up to 10 hours
http://www.mactrast.com/2012/09/report-chinese-students-are-being-forced-to-intern-in-foxconn-factories/