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China’s Poverty, Inhumane Work, and The U.S Economy Djery Clement
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Technology is Moving Fast
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Wii Xbox 360 iPhone iPad iKindle MacBook Pro We Can’t Live Without Them!
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But wait…?
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Where do they all come from?
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Look No Farther than China
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The Ominous Foxconn Factories pcworld.com
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Made by Employees, Not Machines http://www.nicaraguanbugle.com/2012/09/25/20 00-workers-riot-in-foxconn-factory-in-china/
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Cramped Living Conditions 10 people a room Constant surveillance Restricted activities Mandatory Rent
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Work Management Working 10-12 hours a day Low wages Constant pressure Everyday humiliation Cruel treatment
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The average American can afford to pay $321 for an iPhone…
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… But a Foxconn worker has to work for 3 months to afford one
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No escape… http://www.daa.org.uk/index.php?mact=Blogs,cntnt01,showentry,0&cntnt01e ntryid=318&cntnt01returnid=98 Constant pressure…
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Suicide is the only way out http://articles.businessinsider.com/2010-05-27/tech/29964714_1_foxconn-suicide-nets
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Workers choose to jump from Foxconn windows… chinaworker.info
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Or hang themselves...
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Foxconn’s Solution Nets around factories Contracts preventing suicide http://svtc.org/blog/advocacy/the-foxconn-suicides/
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Even Worse…
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Foxconn have been using students and interns impunitywatch.com
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They are told they will not graduate if they don’t work
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Students’ Working Conditions 70% of an adult’s pay Dismissed from education Working overnight up to 10 hours
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http://www.mactrast.com/2012/09/report-chinese-students-are- being-forced-to-intern-in-foxconn-factories/
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At the Same Time…
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The government is working together with Foxconn for profit, using these very students!!
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Some students have even resorted to suicide
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Foxconn’s revenue $117.5 billion
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But they can’t even pay attention to their workers well-being
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And all of that profit goes to increase the U.S. economy
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Surely there must be a solution…
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Improving the working conditions of the employees…
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…wouldn’t be a bad place to start!
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