I read an article in Wired about Chinese workers in a factory called Foxconn who primarily manufacture iPhones, it shocked me. Imagine working in a building surrounded by nets, volleyball nets at that, because the company is worried ANOTHER suicide will occur. A message is clearly portrayed within the first few steps of this building 'enter and work here, but letting you know we wont let you commit suicide because we have our nets'... f**k me.
These Foxconn (remember it) factory workers had a standard remuneration written in their contracts that if they [workers] died at work their families would be taken care of for life.This was quickly cancelled when one jumper left a note explaining that he jumped in order for his family to be taken care of. No remuneration for anymore deaths. The fact that it came to that triggers so many questions. Were these workers witnessing electronic gadgets that they themselves felt they couldn't afford? that they wanted their families to afford? Has life turned so quickly that society must provide gadgets for their family or life is somewhat not worth it?
I know that some of us tend to look the other way when we see 'made in China' on items we may buy, but if we stopped to think we would know that a big honcho American company is probably behind the needless labor and time consumption people in China work in these factories to get countless artificial elements to nations such as Australia.
This article very much opened my mind to the fact that there is a lot of discrimination out there. It is clearly affecting people who are not so lucky with their lot in life. Are iPhones and electronic gadgets so important that we should turn a blind eye to people dying?
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