Foxconn Worker says, ''Life is Meaningless''

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Government regulating the commerce of this company, or those that do business with it, will solve nothing. Government regulation of economics has never worked and that is why the world economy is currently in the toilet. It is the consumers responsibility to boycott companies whose practices they disagree with. It's also the responsibility of the people of a country, to ensure they have the kind of place they want to live and work. It's called freedom and it's not within the American governments purview to give it to other countries (regardless of how much that government claims it is). Christ knows they've done a good job at robbing liberty from their own people.

If you dislike what Foxconn is doing to it's employees, then it's your prerogative to act. Don't ask a government entity, that represents countless others who may or may not have the same view as you, to do something about it.
 
[citation][nom]keczapifrytki[/nom]edit: tougher federal regulations[/citation]

It was federal regulation that pushed them over seas to begin with.
 
LOL at all the people pissed at FoxConn... why? The fact alone that you are posting means you are using FoxConn products. You are part of the crime.

Although I doubt any one person can fight this industry problem, you could at least understand how this happens. Go google Money as Debt, The Money Masters, and Zeit Geist: Addendum to understand why this crap can happen. Then talk about it with others.
 
Why don't they just quit? It's better to be happy and make less money than to work like this and regret every day. I guess this is what happens when you make money and things your God. It is sad but this is happening in every country in the world today not just China.
 
Didn't other companies discover a long time ago that simply rotating jobs on an assembly line improved both how employees felt and productivity?
 
this truly quite ridiculous, the chinese government needs to step into situations like this, but even under this i'm not going to blame capitalism, condition in chine were not any better when it was primarily communist.

this is really what america was like during the industrial revolution while condition are outright terrible, the gdp per capita has gone up subtainly higher then it was a few years ago
 
[citation][nom]illusiveman[/nom]Am never going to buy anytihin that Foxconn or should I say Fox-con makes.[/citation]Wow, you really hate the Chinese workers eh? I mean, if Foxconn is a human-rights leader among large electronics producers, boycotting them means buying from truly abusive companies.

Unless you plan to quit buying electronics...
 
Anyone ever watch the movie, "The Grapes of Wrath" or read the book? I definitely lean more towards capitalism than socialism, but the conditions at Foxconn seem to raise the question:

Are we in the West fine with purchasing toys and gadgets that are the product of slavery? Though without these business practices, perhaps life would be harder for the people that act as slaves now. In any case I sure am glad I do not live anywhere on the continent of Asia.
 
[citation][nom]flachet[/nom]Corporate America, maximize profits anyway you can. [/citation]Seriously? Foxconn isn't even an American company. Who will you blame next, Zionist? The real tragedy here is that you and your "national socialist" friends aren't the ones jumping out of windows.
 
Why dont they spend all that money on increasing wages and benefits or reducing the work day to 10 hours and hiring some extra people rather than preventing suicides? That seems the obvious way to handle it.
 
[citation][nom]antisyzygy[/nom]Why dont they spend all that money on increasing wages and benefits or reducing the work day to 10 hours and hiring some extra people rather than preventing suicides? That seems the obvious way to handle it.[/citation]They've already raised wages. They've probably raised them to the point where they can no longer stay competitive if they do anything else. You're going to have to go to war with Chinese labor practices if you want an across-the-board improvement.

Also, poor people will often accept a 12-hour day simply because it pays more. I've been there, I've done that.[citation][nom]HydrogenHuman[/nom]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...[/citation]In the U.S. it's your personality that gets you the good jobs, you can have a great education and still end up working in factories like these, but with two exceptions: You're paid more, and you don't get the free room and board.

 
This sounds like the way that Corporate America has been treating Mexican labor. This is unfortunate every time it happens, no matter where it is. When will these businesses stop being so greedy that they have to work people to death to make billions? They could still make plenty of money for themselves and let the workers have a good life too. This is just stupid and there should be a labor revolt to fix it, there and everywhere it happens. People deserve to be treated humanely. Just because some of you guys have an education, don't ever think you are better than the uneducated. They work circles around you lazy, self centered people with degrees.
 
What I find odd is how the people commenting on this thread think they can make things better by not buying Foxconn products. Please, enlighten me, if no one buys their products any more, do you think they will start to treat their employees better? My guess is that if profits start to slip, they'll either start laying off staff, or cut their pay even further.

My second observation is that these working conditions aren't just present at Foxconn. You'll find dozens if not hundreds of factories in China (if not worldwide) that have the same sort of conditions, but not as well publicised as Foxconn. I wonder if the readers realise that your electronics will be much more expensive if made in a country with high wages. Imagine you were to walk into a store and you see a "Made in China" smartphone for $500, and a second one that's "Made in the USA" and identical in every way, but selling for $1000. Which would you realistically choose? Which do you think most people would choose? It's impossible for a company to be competitive against other companies if they don't use the same cheap Chinese labour their competitors are using. And not buying Foxconn products isn't going to help, because practically every electronic device is made in one sweatshop or other so no matter what you buy you'll still be putting money into the hands of a similar company.
 
Sad? All most of you can think is sad. Don't you think those who are committing suicide and will be committing should try to do something about the situation? Like trying to make their work place better for others if you're going to commit suicide yourself? How'd you do that? Maybe by taking some of the damn management people along with you to your death! If you just get yourself kill, those in the management will only laugh at you and find a replacement for the job. How about taking some of those management people with you so it will make them think twice about making the work environment better for the workers. Do that and your fellow workers would probably appreciate your death!
 
the essence of capitalism, exploitation of cheap labors so people can enjoy thinking ipos/pad magically appears in the shelf.
 
[citation][nom]qwoz[/nom]Foxconn I hope you go out of business. I'm never buying from you[/citation]
You can not avoid buying a Foxconn product unless you NEVER buy a computer. hell even your usb ports most likely come from them. At least half of all cpu sockets are made from them as well.
 
@babachoo; Au contraire, asswipe. Those of us who rate down your post have a firm grasp of reality and don't buy your bullshit Laizzes Faire understanding of economics. I'd like to see you try to try that shit in the US. You'd be buried in lawsuits from day one, and good riddance.
 
I hope someday mankind has a peaceful global revolution. Where all of mankind stands up and realizes everyone is truly equal and no one goes through unnecessary suffering. There is no reason for such suffering to exist and it only does because of 3 groups of people. The ones who cause it, the ones who think its "necessary" because they think they profit from it (some posters here are clearly in this category), and those who simply look the other way. The world would be a much better place if only we unified and used a single voice with a single message one of hope and prosperity for all.
 


If you're going to use 5 dollar words that you aren't familiar with, at least google them to learn how to spell them right. There's no need to "try that in the US", it already happens. Just ask any non-union factory worker, there's millions of them since Right To Work became the norm.
 
Foxconn is not the issue, China is. I am sure there are hundreds of other Chinese companies where people are treated the same if not worse. Boycotting foxcon will only put the foxcon employees out of work and make one less company and add their workers to the worker pool. And as supply and demand dictate, the other companies will be able to pay less and get away with even harsher conditions.

Now here's a thought, how about everyone boycott China ... not even remotely likely to happen. In fact the more the US indebts itself to Chinese ownership, look forward to those types of conditions coming to the US.
 
[citation][nom]hoofhearted[/nom]Foxconn is not the issue, China is.[/citation]

While I will agree China is certainly part of the problem giving a full pardon to Foxconn is simply foolish. What you are saying would be the same logic as pardoning human traffickers from Mexico who transport slaves (often young girls to be used as sex slaves or forced to be prostitutes) and simply blaming Mexico for not doing enough to help prevent it.

Your blaming a nation/government that doesn't do enough to improve and stop such conditions while defending those who create such human suffering in the first place.
 
siuol11 wrote :

@babachoo; Au contraire, asswipe. Those of us who rate down your post have a firm grasp of reality and don't buy your bullshit Laissez Faire understanding of economics. I'd like to see you try to try that *** in the US. You'd be buried in lawsuits from day one, and good riddance.
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*corrected. I am perfectly familiar with said words, in the heat of the moment I misspelled. My point still stands.
 
[citation][nom]hoofhearted[/nom]Foxconn is not the issue, China is. I am sure there are hundreds of other Chinese companies where people are treated the same if not worse. Boycotting foxcon will only put the foxcon employees out of work and make one less company and add their workers to the worker pool. And as supply and demand dictate, the other companies will be able to pay less and get away with even harsher conditions.Now here's a thought, how about everyone boycott China ... not even remotely likely to happen. In fact the more the US indebts itself to Chinese ownership, look forward to those types of conditions coming to the US.[/citation]You sir are 100% correct. And that means your comment is going to get sniped by people who don't have anything that remotely resembles a "better idea".
 
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