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‘Made in China’– but for how long? [China Daily]
An introspective piece that draws all the dots on China’s already present challenges (wages, Foxconn Suicides, the automotive strikes, et al) in staying as the world’s factory. Definitely worth a read...
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Foxconn to hire more workers in China [BBC]
‘The new hirings will boost Foxconn’s workforce in China to 1.3 million.’ - – - Foxconn to hire more workers in China By Cindy Sui Source – BBC News, Taipei, published August 20, 2010 Foxconn, the...
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Chinese university students investigate life on the factory floor [China...
The great thing about Hong Kong is, despite being under Chinese rule again, it has bandwidth to maintain its press freedoms. This is worth a read if you are interested in an investigation into life in...
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iPhone maker faces new criticism over China labour practices [The Age]
Market research firm iSuppli estimates that a 4G iPhone costs $US6.54 to make in China, or just around 1.1 per cent of its retail price, while Apple’s profits margins hover above 60 per cent. It is no...
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Chinese iPhone workers poisoned by chemical: ABC [The Age]
The sooner people start to realize that this is not an insular Chinese problem but one intertwined by the wider society’s consumerist desires for cheaper and better, the better off we will be. Someone...
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Tree orders up, profits down in China [Straits Times]
A sign of things to come – China as the world factory may not be able to keep its prices down for much longer. With the cost of labour in Shenzhen increasing by up to 30 per cent this year in response...
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Red, Delicious, and Rotten: How Apple conquered China and learned to think...
From righteous upstart to luxury item where the Chinese want to show off their ‘Apple Identity’. Christina Larson from Foreig Policy magazine reveals some interesting statistics in this revealing...
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Foxconn workers get Taiwan vacation [China Post]
Foxconn: is the major supplier for Apple Inc. making amends or could it be public relations choreography? 216 Outstanding Foxconn workers get all-expenses paid (with vacation pay) seven-day trip to...
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Foxconn Plant Closed After Riot, Company Says [New York Times]
Taiyuan, Shaanxi province: On the back of a string of suicides beginning in 2010 that gave the Taiwanese-owned Foxconn (one of the largest employers of Chinese with more than 1.1 million of them on...
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#China Bashing Bears Fruit: Apple Moves Bring Manufacturing Home [Huffington...
Navarro and Autry: ‘You just can’t stay in a deal where only one side is required to follow rules or behave in a civilized manner. It is time for Washington to take off the gloves and fight for...
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