Foxconn Worker says, ''Life is Meaningless''

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$260 isn't that bad....The purchasing power parity is different in China.Besides the working conditions are horrible in most third world countries and they get meager wages.YEa 12 hours a day is too much though,its a dogs life.
 
[citation][nom]qwoz[/nom]Foxconn I hope you go out of business. I'm never buying from you[/citation]

might as well stop buying almost everything at least electronics because it's no different with the other multinational corparations
 
My thoughts go out to the families of the workers involved, and for the suffering of the other workers....

However I believe that conditions like this are a necessary evil for long term improvement. What I mean by that is that even if the rich economies had the money to build state-of-the-art communities, infrastructure and jobs for these countries and reform their political systems, the population would not be prepared for it. All countries went through this process, coal miners in victorian britain, rail-road workers and prospectors in USA and so forth, the natural development through industrialisation has to happen gradually so that peoples working conditions gradually improve, so does their education and eventually they will demand better conditions and jobs.
 
[citation][nom]will_chellam[/nom]My thoughts go out to the families of the workers involved, and for the suffering of the other workers....However I believe that conditions like this are a necessary evil for long term improvement. What I mean by that is that even if the rich economies had the money to build state-of-the-art communities, infrastructure and jobs for these countries and reform their political systems, the population would not be prepared for it. All countries went through this process, coal miners in victorian britain, rail-road workers and prospectors in USA and so forth, the natural development through industrialisation has to happen gradually so that peoples working conditions gradually improve, so does their education and eventually they will demand better conditions and jobs.[/citation]

Exactly, some of you guys need to understand that it isn't just Foxconn who has horrible working conditions. Actually, since they are in Shenzhen, a very large manufacturing city just outside of Hong Kong, I bet the working conditions there are much better than if you travel west into Wuhan or Sichuan province, northwest into Xi An, or god knows how awful in Xinjiang province. I lived in China for two years during my studies and traveled to a few factories such as TCL which makes televisions for Phillips, LG and Sharp and I can tell you that even though it was a very clean factory, the employees in there (most under 20), were working over 12 hours a day and could only move away from their post when the whistle sounded.

To make a long story short, it's how every third world country develops and there isn't anything we personally can do about it whether we like it or not because we as human beings all want to save a buck, so we will do so at the expense of others. And even if you were to buy all American goods or whatever, 300 million Americans and/or a few hundred million Europeans won't follow you because they want to save money.
 
Whilst there's a lot of focus on Foxconn, and talk of avoiding its products, do you really think working conditions in any of the other major factories are any better? As a natural sceptic, I don't.
 
i experienced working in a Japanese company as a production operator. theyre making automated teller machines
and the shift is 12 hours. imagine standing, yes standing no sitting for more than 10hrs

i only lasted 2 months..........
 
oh God.

Now every time I use my computer,(Foxconn mobo socket) I get the fun image in my mind of a guy with a wife a 4 kids killing himself after being brutally beaten by a guard at a Foxconn plant.
 
Im persueing a retail carrier into managment. I'll have to work 12+ hours a day, I wont have the time to idle bullshit with coworkers (besides, im not payed to gossip) . And I dont need to pee more then once every two hours. I'll have to stand 90% of the day.
That being said, Im greatful to have a job. I think there is likely more going on in these factorys that isnt yet known. Because at the end of the day, no matter how bad it is. Knowing that my familys eating and sheltered makes even ditch digging a living.
 
It's a shame these people are being forced to work in these companies, I mean they can't leave and go back to their dirt floor farms making 1/3 as much as they used to. Forced at gunpoint to work there. Oh wait.. no their not. If you don't like it quit and go back to your farm.
 
If the government didn't put such huge regulations, taxes, etc. on companies they could build their stuff here, but the government is so tough on manufacturing jobs, they can't afford to produce anything in the US, or offer it for a decent price.

[citation][nom]flachet[/nom]Corporate America, maximize profits anyway you can. Have your products produced in a country where OSHA doesn't exist is just one way to do it. It is all about the dividends. Ever notice that companies that are privately held rarely ship their work overseas? Those that are public traded will almost always do it if possible.[/citation]
 
Honestly I don't really care. Am I a bad person? I am as bad as everybody else. I don't spend every waking moment trying to solve hunger and disease in Africa, Israeli–Palestinian conflict, unemployment in American and every other problem in the world but neither is most of the world's population.

Not everyone can be saved and I think it is a waste of time trying to save everyone. It might not be PC but that’s how the universe works.

BTW, the family of those that jump to death got a pension equal to 16 years wage. If we go by $160 a month, that’s $30,720 USD, a big number in rural China. “One jump and the family are saved” is the reason for some of the suicides.

The workers complaining are just trying to get Foxconn to raise the wage even more. Wage increased 20% after the 11th suicides and after all those “deep throat” moments, it has been raised to 33%.
 
But Steve Jobs said they had a pool! It must be great working there!
 
Man they need Jesus,with him nothing is meaningless.I pray that they all find the love of Jesus Christ.

This is a real sad and tragic event.I feel really bad for them.Ill just keep the foxconn employee's in my prayers.

Also I do not care if you guys are sick of hearing about Jesus and want to thumb me down...I know its what they need the most.It needs to be said,even if Im one of the only believers on here.We should all pray for them.
 
soo... what company can I support? Which electronics are made in America? Why don't we go with an American company, if one exists, and pay more for something made by people who aren't working like slaves.
I know everything is made in china but... there's gotta be some company to support
 
[citation][nom]xantek24[/nom]Diamonds from Sierra Leon and Electronics from China....[/citation]

I was thinking the same thing. "Blood Tech" Fragging, texting, pirating and wasting time through the blood and misery of nameless masses doomed to drudgery and pain.

Well...those zombies aren't going to kill themselves, l8r.
 
[citation][nom]qwoz[/nom]Foxconn I hope you go out of business. I'm never buying from you[/citation]

good luck, all motherboards use parts from foxconn one way or another, not to mention they also build other parts for cell phones and other electronic devices.
 
You are all complaining, but do you realy know where all the things around you come from ? Everything comes with a price! You want cheap electronics? Then that means they are made in some country from Asia where workers are paid 100-150 $ per month. You want electronics made in USA? That means you have to pay 5 to 10 times more for the same thing. Do you want that? Not everyone affords that. It doesn't matter if u like it or not. If you don't buy from companies like Foxconn, it doesn't mean they will go bankrupt ... because other people will buy from them bec their products are cheap. And if u really want to know, u can google it so that u can find out where your food, electronics, clothes etc. come from. You just have to accept the reality. Almost every big company makes their products in Asia, some of them make their products in less developed countries from europe and very few in USA. The only thing that matters to them is the profit they make.
 
Unfortunately, this is how China handles citizens who didn't do well academically, or were not educated well enough. In China, and other countries, if you don't reach a certain level of expectation for your country this is what you are stuck doing. It may seem horrible to us in the United States, but that's because it's fairly easy to file a complaint or improve working conditions. In China it's a different story. It's far more difficult to have your voice heard if you are reduced to a factory grunt.

The reason why employees are choosing the route of suicide is because that literally is their only other choice they can make. If a country like China turns its back on you because you performed poorly, there's little chance the country will let you redeem yourself.
 
[citation][nom]bradlei[/nom]They put up nets??? This won't stop suicides just stops them killing themselves on company time, Sure if they really want to they will find a way to do it when they get home.[/citation]
they dont go home. they live at the factory in dorms.
 
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