Mistreated Foxconn Brazil Workers Threaten Strike

An anonymous reader writes "More bad news comes from Apple's iDevice manufacturing partner Foxconn that is sure to ruffle the feathers of Apple fans. From the story: 'Factory workers at a Foxconn plant in Jundiaí, Brazil are complaining of overcrowded buses, poor food and a lack of water and have threatened to strike unless the issues are resolved by May 3. According to a report by Brazil's Tech Guru (Google Translation), over 2,500 Foxconn employees have complained about conditions at the factory. Workers reportedly met last Monday to raise the concerns and have given the company 10 days to address them.'"

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Re:Brazil workers have more rights then ones in Ch

[TWX]

This is the kind of thing that I think needs to make the news, the differences between workers' rights in different countries, especially as there are more pushes to reduce workers' rights in the United States. I'm gathering that Brazil is one nation that has gone through a similar process that the US has, with a labor movement that secured legal rights for workers. Obviously China is still figuring that out, and I am not surprised when Chinese companies run afoul of labor laws in other countries when they take production overseas, as they've never been forced to reform at home like these other countries require.

The more reforms China forces on their companies the more expensive those goods become, and the less desirable it is to send manufacturing there. It's a race to the bottom only retarded by workers everywhere forcing conditions to change.

Re:Brazil workers have more rights then ones in Ch

[houghi]

This is the kind of thing that I think needs to make the news, the differences between workers' rights in different countries

I will go first. Belgium (Minimal rights for an office employee):
20+ days payed holidays (I have 35)
Medical benefits
Social security in case of unemployment
38 working hours per week
Choice of at least 3 unions (Although this is not a must and nobody will ask)
Reasonable privacy laws (e.g. No camera pointed to working people)
No firering when you told you are pregnant
No cubicles, but rather human interaction
Several laws that will favor the employee
Reduction on transportation (often 100% on public transportation)
Food checks (Often, not always. Between 5 and 7 EUR per working day)
Best beer in the world (OK, not work related, but still: this is Belgium.)