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"Appalling" Conditions Reported at Foxconn Plant That Makes Amazon Devices

posted by cmn32480 on Tuesday June 12 2018, @10:12AM   Printer-friendly
from the where-we-get-all-our-stuff dept.

MrPlow writes:

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Foxconn Technology Group says it is investigating a factory it operates that makes Amazon devices, including Kindles, after an in-depth report by advocacy group China Labor Watch criticized its "appalling working conditions," including excessive hours and over-reliance on temporary workers.

"We are carrying out a full investigation of the areas raised by the report, and if found to be true, immediate actions will be taken to bring the operations into compliance with our Code of Conduct," Taiwan-based Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., told Reuters.

New York-based China Labor Watch says its investigators were sent to the factory, which is located in south central China in Hunan Province's Hengyang city and also makes Amazon's Echo Dot Bluetooth speakers and tablets, from August 2017 to April 2018.

During that time, the group says it found that dispatch, or temporary, workers made up more than 40% of the workforce, far exceeding the 10% limit set by Chinese law. Dispatch workers were also treated very differently than regular workers, receiving far less safety training and no overtime wages. Instead, dispatch workers were paid the same rate, or 14.5 RMB ($2.26) an hour for both normal and overtime hours.

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/10/after-report-on-appalling-conditions-foxconn-will-investigate-plant-that-makes-amazon-devices/

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 12 2018, @12:21PM (5 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 12 2018, @12:21PM (#691864)

    Are you going to stop buying cheap shit?

    Fuck you, reader.

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  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday June 12 2018, @01:59PM (2 children)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday June 12 2018, @01:59PM (#691893) Journal

    Are you going to stop buying cheap shit?

    No, I'm just going to buy the shit from https://aliexpress.com [aliexpress.com] or https://www.banggood.com [banggood.com] - their people make the shit, their people sell it, their responsibility for the arrangement.

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 12 2018, @02:40PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 12 2018, @02:40PM (#691916)

      I don't understand this joke?

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 12 2018, @02:53PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 12 2018, @02:53PM (#691927)

        How would I know? Do you?

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 12 2018, @02:11PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 12 2018, @02:11PM (#691904)

    They must become real slaves, or be replaced by A.I. Amazon Alexa slaves.

    It is the way.

  • (Score: 2) by shortscreen on Tuesday June 12 2018, @07:18PM

    by shortscreen (2252) on Tuesday June 12 2018, @07:18PM (#692064) Journal

    Would a general boycott of cheap shit lead to better working conditions for anyone?

    Foxconn is going to "investigate." They may very well get away with not actually changing anything, but at least they acknowledge that they are supposed to care about this.