Mistreated Foxconn Brazil Workers Threaten Strike

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday April 29, 2012 @03:07AM from the common-theme dept.

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:Translation by Lisandro · 2012-04-29 04:27 · Score: 1, Troll

I did actually - union shops are as illegal in Argentina as they are in the rest of the world, yet good luck trying to get a job without an union membership in a lot of industries. In most cases (transport), you'll only get one union to choose from.
Hope that gives you a little insight on me instead of all that betting and guessing.