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Well, Apple/Foxconn gonna do Apple/Foxconn. But India really needs to look at growing unemployment problem for its massive population. Working hours need to be
by geodel 4y ago
Well, Apple/Foxconn gonna do Apple/Foxconn. But India really needs to look at growing unemployment problem for its massive population. Working hours need to be set like 30-40h a week. It helps nation (not necessarily companies) in two ways:
1) Employees to not get overworked as a rule.
2) Companies can hire more employees and run more shifts if they need 24/7 work.
Right now there are huge number of young people sitting at home for years unable to find any employment and other few are being overworked.
- dirtyid 4y agoIf Foxconn is going to follow the campus model, which is likely because Apple manufacturing cities draws labour from across country, that means building infra to house 2x-3x more workers, especially during surge production for new launches. Reality is it's a low margin business and Taiwanese companies have decades learning to squeeze blood from stone, hence their reputation of being slave drivers across Asia for a reason. Of course your system is good for India, but these companies are only in India because it's good for them.
- geodel 4y agoAgree on all points. I feel in larger picture it is not just that China is geopolitical risk out of nowhere. The demographics of China is changing and they themselves do not want 12 hour slave labor type of jobs as much as they would in last few decades. With India's still growing population and unimaginative political class the only model to follow is Chinese model of past. And these Foxconn factories are example of that.