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>Yeah those poor slaves queueing at Foxconn's gates to get a job assembling iphones for the evil american consumer. Because it pays a lot more than tending the

>Yeah those poor slaves queueing at Foxconn's gates to get a job assembling iphones for the evil american consumer. Because it pays a lot more than tending the rice fields like their parents. Unironically yes? Do you claim those people are making choices of their own free will? When they have no other option? They can't even change their government for christs sake, how can it be claimed they are engaging in a "free" market? You are very privileged that you can work from your bedroom and get a nice salary while living in a low cost of living area. Don't forget that, when you talk about how sweet those assembly line jobs are.

kortilla 5y ago
But they are better jobs and they are voluntary employees. That’s pretty much by definition not slavery.
- ChuckNorris89 5y ago
  Sure, nobody is putting a gun to your head, but if Foxconn being the only employer in the city and the other alternative is starving homeless, does it still count as having a choice? Maybe if we're being pedantic, but realistically that's modern economic slavery.
  - nottorp 5y ago
    > if Foxconn being the only employer in the city As far as i know Foxconn factories are cities. You don't look for a Foxconn ad in your city, you get on the train and relocate there. Wikipedia says: Number of employees 1,290,000 (2020). The largest Foxconn factory is located in Longhua Town, Shenzhen, where hundreds of thousands of workers (varying counts include 230,000, 300,000, and 450,000). [I live in a 400k city.] Another Foxconn factory "city" is located at Zhengzhou Technology Park in Zhengzhou, Henan province, where a reported 120,000 workers are employed as of 2012.
  - 6510 5y ago
    Its simple really, they might be happy with their job, we are not.
nottorp 5y ago
> Do you claim those people are making choices of their own free will? Yes. > When they have no other option? Peasant's life was the other option. > They can't even change their government for christs sake And you can? I mean, beyond replacing a psychopath for another...

kortilla 5y ago

But they are better jobs and they are voluntary employees. That’s pretty much by definition not slavery.

ChuckNorris89 5y ago
Sure, nobody is putting a gun to your head, but if Foxconn being the only employer in the city and the other alternative is starving homeless, does it still count as having a choice? Maybe if we're being pedantic, but realistically that's modern economic slavery.
- nottorp 5y ago
  > if Foxconn being the only employer in the city As far as i know Foxconn factories are cities. You don't look for a Foxconn ad in your city, you get on the train and relocate there. Wikipedia says: Number of employees 1,290,000 (2020). The largest Foxconn factory is located in Longhua Town, Shenzhen, where hundreds of thousands of workers (varying counts include 230,000, 300,000, and 450,000). [I live in a 400k city.] Another Foxconn factory "city" is located at Zhengzhou Technology Park in Zhengzhou, Henan province, where a reported 120,000 workers are employed as of 2012.
- 6510 5y ago
  Its simple really, they might be happy with their job, we are not.

nottorp 5y ago

> Do you claim those people are making choices of their own free will? Yes. > When they have no other option? Peasant's life was the other option. > They can't even change their government for christs sake And you can? I mean, beyond replacing a psychopath for another...