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"the fight had started between the rival worker groups in Foxconn dorms" Perhaps they mean gangs? I find myself bummed out about the lack of assurance that I
by cantankerous 14y ago
"the fight had started between the rival worker groups in Foxconn dorms"
Perhaps they mean gangs? I find myself bummed out about the lack of assurance that I can obtain a mainstream mobile product (or, heck, computer-like product) produced in such a way that doesn't, at some point, involve workers in prison-like conditions.
Now I can't say with any certainty that I know for a fact that conditions are actually like this, but the rumors and stories you hear from China certainly don't make things sound good. What is one to do?
- dlokshin 14y agoFoxconn employes 1.2Million people. Their largest factory has 300,000+ people [1]. What city of 300,000 do you know that hasn't had a bar fight / civil squabble / etc? It'd probably be more reason for concern if these things weren't happening. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxconn http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxconn
- flurie 14y agoWhen was the last time you heard of a "bar fight / civil squabble" that involved a reported 2000 people?
- DavidAdams 14y agoThe word for a "civil squabble" involving 2000 people is "riot." I'd be interested to know what sparked it.
- napierzaza 14y agoI heard a rumour that relying on rumours doesn't make you any less ignorant.