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In Xhengzhou, Thousands Vie For Foxconn Jobs
hypnosec writes "Foxconn is supposedly looking to enhance its workforce in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou and despite the less-than-satisfactory working conditions in the company, thousands of aspirants are lining up for jobs in its factories. Not caring about the harsh working conditions at Foxconn, thousands of people congregated outside a labor office in Zhengzhou, the largest city of Henan province in North central China, impatiently waiting for a chance to work at Foxconn. Foxconn, which is engaged in assembling iPhones and iPads for Apple, is planning to hire an additional 100000 employees as it is aiming at augmenting its iPhone production."
Lemmings queue for choice spaces at the precipice.
I wish them luck.
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
I don't think there are billions of people in China, let alone unemployed.
Would you rather the workers not have any jobs.
Agent K: A *person* is smart. People are dumb, stupid, panicky animals, and you know it.
Not long ago, there was one worker who died after a 36 hour shift.
Come on. I've worked for more hours than that straight as a programmer. I am still alive. There is a LOT of accusations going around about Foxconn working conditions, not all of which are true.
But you know who does have a choice? Apple. Dell. Sony, etc.
No, actually, they don't. There is no-one else at this point who can handle that volume of manufacturing. Apple is trying to improve things though, they give bonuses to the workers at Foxconn and otherwise imposing rules on the companies production to improve conditions.
That saving is passed along to their very happy shareholders.
That is totally false. The share price of Apple is determined only by investors; Apple does not distribute a dividend.
But the more I learned about what's going on in the factories where the Apple products are made, the less I felt I could profit from their business model.
I have the opposite take (I am a current shareholder). Apple is the ONLY COMPANY I can see trying to improve life for foxconn workers, who would be working on Apple products or someone else's. So in order to improve things in China I buy only Apple products when possible (realizing that only in a fantasy world does the condition of life improve in China if we stop buying things and the factories shut down). What other company even has a supplier responsibility page? All of the others are content to sweep this under the rug.
Simply put at this point if you are going to buy consumer electronics at all, it's irresponsible NOT to buy Apple products until such time as other consumer electronics companies seek to take the same steps Apple has taken. Remember that Foxconn is not owned by Apple, it is a Chinese company and there is only so much Apple can do to improve things over time. But at least they are doing something!
Going as you have away from Apple serves only to exacerbate the problem.
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
So you're a dick if you don't buy from china?
Fuck off, traitor.
The US is falling apart and you're trying to make a virtue out of hastening the collapse by helping our enemies.