Tragic Suicide Deaths by Workers at Foxconn Compound Shenzhen China
Do you own an Apple iPad or ever bought something from Sony, HP or Dell? If so you have probably acquired something made at Foxconn in Shenzhen China.
The giant factory in the city of Shenzhen China employs 275,000 folk by some reports and 425,000 by others. Whatever the quantity of workers is, the average reported pay is only about $130 per month… How would you feel working 10hr shifts on a fast paced, repeated production line for just SIXTY FIVE CENTS PER HOUR? Do you suspect anyone in the western world that BUYS the thousands of devices manufactured in China would actually WORK at one of these facilities?
Here’s the worst thing about working at Foxconn; you moved there from a small farming community and haven’t ever left it before. You‘ve never been away from your family farm, and now your folks are far away and you can’t see or speak with them. You dont know anyone where you work and probably do not even get to know the individuals that you live withinside the walled-in Foxconn compound. How long before you end up going mad?
The work conditions in the huge factory in Shenzhen are most likely not excellent. Foxconn makes many billions of bucks in profits, and one worker when talking about the work conditions had this claim :
I like to occasionally drop things so I am able to bend over and pick them up. Its like getting a break. Does that sound like a nice place to work to you?
We should all feel sad to think about the situation, but at the same time I hope that they don’t make the items that we use to take our minds off of daily life like a Guitar Hero Xbox bundle. Foxconn does make many different electronics for different companies so it’s possible if you’re looking for new digital camera sales it could be made there as well.
Next time youre at the drive through at McD, and they forgot your straw again, ITS NOT THE END OF THE WORLD! Unwind, and put things into perspective. If a missing straw is the most terrible thing thats happening in your life right now, its actually not that bad is it?
Hope you enjoy your iPhone.