Working conditions at the Apple Company in China are very poor. The workers are forced to do things such as placing over 4,000 stickers onto iPad screens every day by hand and working over 60 hours a week. Benefits such as sick leaves are only available for senior members of the Foxconn factory, and most of the other workers are forced to work overtime on a daily basis. One worker was quoted saying “they use women as men and men as machines” when they were asked to describe the working conditions at the company. The action of a worker speaking out about the negativity of their job is very rare. The leaders of Foxconn run the company in such a way that their workers are to obey everything they are told and they will not challenge their superior’s authority. Workers either obey the orders or they are forced to leave. Despite the obvious evidence supporting the negativity and cruelty of these working conditions, Foxconn recently defended themselves, saying they provide great benefits and working conditions.
Posted by Megan Henderson