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Foxconn's Other Dirty Secret: the World's Largest "Internship" Program

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the apprentice-slave dept.

pigrabbitbear writes "In light of a series of reports that have emerged over the years, one of many dark stories of suicide now points at one of the lesser-known but more unsavory aspects of Foxconn's much-criticized labor practices: with the help of schools and government officials, the company runs a massive internship program built not on voluntary education but on 'compelled' factory work for teenage students. According to Ross Perlin, author of Intern Nation."

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  1. It's a great opportunity! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm looking forward to working my way up. Some of the old timers have made it all the way up to the roof they said.

  2. Internship anyone? by stanlyb · · Score: 4, Funny

    So, the next time you see an internship "coworker" in your company, do the math, and get the hell out of this sweat-shop.

  3. Re:Forced internships? by Oswald+McWeany · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is this a Bill Clinton program?

    Close, but no cigar.

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    "That's the way to do it" - Punch