Iphones Case Study

Iphones, Ipad, Ihome, Islave four words and two separate worlds. As the need for more and more advanced apple products the harder the slaves at Apple have to work. In workers, I mean in the factories that are inhumane to extreme measures. In the last eleven years the unit sales of Iphones have gone up dramatically. In 2007, 1.39 million Iphones were sold. In 2017, 216 million units were sold. The demand of Iphones went up and the workers have to pay with their lives. Some workers even think that taking their own lives is the only way that they can escape these miserable work conditions . “Last year a startling 18 Chinese migrant workers attempted suicide at Foxconn production facilities located in Guangdong, Jiangsu and Hebei Provinces. Fourteen
If they cannot reach the production target, they have to skip dinner or work on unpaid overtime shifts. Even worse, they are threatened by potential harm from occupational managers in various departments. Additionally, military-style management practices are still inplace, characterized by “military training” for new workers(SACOM)” Many workers endure miscalculation and withholding wages,forced and unpaid overtime, exposure to irritating chemicals, harsh management, and an uncaring care hotline. Workers are forced to live in work in environments where getting basic needs for survival are shut off or restricted. Hair dryers and washing clothing is against policy. The workers make so little that it is often a challenge for them to get nourishment from the canteen during the day while they are working endlessly until the requirement of products are met. “We have to pay CNY 150 for dormitory and about CNY 200-300 for food. After these deductions, our basic salary is only CNY 950,” said a female worker who had joined Foxconn 2 months prior(SACOM)uracy with beginning and end times. If a production target isn’t reached workers will be kept overtime, often unpaid until the work is done. Supervisors yell and use insulting language in order to make workers become more like a production line. If a worker isn’t efficient enough they will receive criticism in front of everyone else in the assembly
Many students confess that they were forced to do these internships due to fear of being punished by their schools. Many workers are scammed into working for Foxconn with hope of a high salary and prestige. “The labour department made false promises to us about the salary at Foxconn. It claimed we could earn over CNY 2500 per month.” Zhang only knew about the real basic wage when he signed the contract(SACOM)” The big CEO’s pry on the dreams of the workers that they suck into their slave circle. While reading Goodbye iSlave: A Manifesto for Digital Abolition
Jack Qui took me more in depth with his personal witnessing the misery and evil first hand. A quote that really stuck out to me was said by a protester. “You think that the authorities and the tycoon's respect you?You think they listen to you? No, they see you as slaves!” Qui then compared the slavery in China to Twelve Years A