The conditions on an electronics assembly line tend to be amazingly better than elsewhere in China for a very simple reason: the product demands it. When you ar

The conditions on an electronics assembly line tend to be amazingly better than elsewhere in China for a very simple reason: the product demands it. When you are assembling electronics, the space in which you do it needs to be temperature controlled, humidity controlled, dust-free, well-lit, with the right tools available for each task at hand and a stable source of electricity (including backup generators) making sure this continues to be the case. Also, the workers shouldn't be too tired. Violate any of those conditions by much and the assembled product doesn't work reliably, fails its acceptance tests, causing the company to lose business to somebody more meticulous. You might be thinking, "Okay, so there's decent lighting and air conditioning and dust control and power - big deal!" If you are thinking that, you have obviously never been to Dongguan in August. :-)