China’s Poverty, Inhumane Work, and The U.S Economy Djery Clement.

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China’s Poverty, Inhumane Work, and The U.S Economy Djery Clement

Technology is Moving Fast

Wii Xbox 360 iPhone iPad iKindle MacBook Pro We Can’t Live Without Them!

But wait…?

Where do they all come from?

Look No Farther than China

The Ominous Foxconn Factories pcworld.com

Made by Employees, Not Machines 00-workers-riot-in-foxconn-factory-in-china/

Cramped Living Conditions 10 people a room Constant surveillance Restricted activities Mandatory Rent

Work Management Working hours a day Low wages Constant pressure Everyday humiliation Cruel treatment

The average American can afford to pay $321 for an iPhone…

… But a Foxconn worker has to work for 3 months to afford one

No escape… ntryid=318&cntnt01returnid=98 Constant pressure…

Suicide is the only way out

Workers choose to jump from Foxconn windows… chinaworker.info

Or hang themselves...

Foxconn’s Solution Nets around factories Contracts preventing suicide

Even Worse…

Foxconn have been using students and interns impunitywatch.com

They are told they will not graduate if they don’t work

Students’ Working Conditions 70% of an adult’s pay Dismissed from education Working overnight up to 10 hours

being-forced-to-intern-in-foxconn-factories/

At the Same Time…

The government is working together with Foxconn for profit, using these very students!!

Some students have even resorted to suicide

Foxconn’s revenue $117.5 billion

But they can’t even pay attention to their workers well-being

And all of that profit goes to increase the U.S. economy

Surely there must be a solution…

Improving the working conditions of the employees…

…wouldn’t be a bad place to start!