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That argument has no merit. The United States kept slaves for 150 years. It doesn't mean that we should tolerate it when another nation repeats the same mista
by georgieporgie 15y ago
That argument has no merit. The United States kept slaves for 150 years. It doesn't mean that we should tolerate it when another nation repeats the same mistake, particularly when a US company is funding them.
Look how much these (Foxconn) wages have risen in last 5 year
Everyone is obsessing on wages. Let me state yet again: I don't care about wages, so long as their livable in the region. I care about working conditions.
- JanezStupar 15y agoI strongly advise you to leave whatever comfortable western nation you are living in and go on a walkabout for a while. Hell, you are free to go and build a company that will do better. What you lack is the perspective of these workers. Foxconn assembly job is an opportunity equivalent to a Ivy League diploma for most of these workers. They have no intention to work this job 10-20 years. This is Chinese rural equivalent of doing a startup. Work for 2-3 years, build a nest egg, go to school/start your own business. And working/living conditions are actually pretty good for Asian standards. No chemicals, clean environment. Yes hours are long, labor is hard, but the pay is phenomenal. Let me finish with an anecdote. My neighbors grandfather was a emigrant miner for twenty years. He always told his wife, that when he made enough money, they would return to home country and she would never have to work. They did and bought a property with some land. One day they were working in the field and the wife complained that he promised she wouldn't have to work. He paused, looked her in the eye and said: "Honey, this is not work."