Too tired to stay awake

34p an hour!

'The mostly female workers, aged 18 to 25, work from 7.45am to 10.55pm, sometimes with 1,000 workers crammed into one 105ft by 105ft room.

They are not allowed to talk or listen to music, are forced to eat substandard meals from the factory cafeterias, have no bathroom breaks during their shifts and must clean the toilets as discipline'

'The organisation said that one worker was even fined for losing his finger while operating a hole punch press.'

Well I don't think I can ever complain about work again, this is really disgusting.

Obviously this isn't all Microsofts fault but they clearly are taking advantage of Chinas system (who doesn't though, right?)

So next time you buy something that says 'Made in China', just think of this picture.

Should we just boycott made in China products? Would that work?

Is it wrong that a found that a bit funny :(?..

Is it wrong that a found that a bit funny :(?..

Xx_Hopeless_xX

haha. thats how the world works and i'm fine with it. I don't want them making 20$ an hour to be "fair" by western standards. I don't want to be paying 300$ for a wireless mouse.

Saw that in the paper. They shouldnt be getting 34p if they're sleeping on the job. Damn unions.Big_Bad_Sad

As soon as I saw that packaging I thought of my mouse, Microsoft Sidewinder X5...

This is the future of slavery.

Is this supposed to be surprising? Western society depends on slave labour for all its cheap products.

I thought communism was supposed to secure the rights of workers durrrrr.Osaka-06

Too tired to stay awake

34p an hour!

'The mostly female workers, aged 18 to 25, work from 7.45am to 10.55pm, sometimes with 1,000 workers crammed into one 105ft by 105ft room.

They are not allowed to talk or listen to music, are forced to eat substandard meals from the factory cafeterias, have no bathroom breaks during their shifts and must clean the toilets as discipline'

'The organisation said that one worker was even fined for losing his finger while operating a hole punch press.'

Well I don't think I can ever complain about work again, this is really disgusting.

Obviously this isn't all Microsofts fault but they clearly are taking advantage of Chinas system (who doesn't though, right?)

So next time you buy something that says 'Made in China', just think of this picture.

Should we just boycott made in China products? Would that work?

MushroomWig

I would be fully supportive of a boycott of products made in China, but unfortunately our market is far to over saturated with products made in China for that to work. Our companies would have to stop sourcing work out to foreign companies just to save on labor, and create jobs here in America. That would certainly help our economy to, but as I said, it probably wouldn't work. Corporations usually only have one blind goal that they'll reach for no matter the cost (ironically), and that's profit.

[QUOTE="Osaka-06"]I thought communism was supposed to secure the rights of workers durrrrr.MushroomWig

China is governed by the communist party who is anything but communist in reality.

China never was a true communist state despite what propagandists would like you to believe.

[QUOTE="Osaka-06"]I thought communism was supposed to secure the rights of workers durrrrr.MushroomWig

and do you think sony and nintendo or apple for that sake are any better?

Should we just boycott made in China products?

MushroomWig

and do you think sony and nintendo or apple for that sake are any better?

DoomZaW

I thought communism was supposed to secure the rights of workers durrrrr.Osaka-06

Hehe, you have to read the fine print about communism.

This is the future of slavery.

samuraiguns

It sure is.

"From each according to his ability, to each according to his need" is but a call for universal slavery, and it's the communist slogan :?

Holy cow :oauron_16

[QUOTE="MushroomWig"][QUOTE="Osaka-06"]I thought communism was supposed to secure the rights of workers durrrrr.Tezcatlipoca666

China is governed by the communist party who is anything but communist in reality.

China never was a true communist state despite what propagandists would like you to believe.

I find it so funny that people continually say something to this effect. _____ communist nation isn't really communist. Probably because communism just doesn't work in the real world.

The company isn't owned by microsoft, and actually works for several huge companies. Did microsoft know about this? I don't know. Therefore I can't pass judgement on microsoft for the moment.Mochyc

I feel more than justified in condemning the "People's" Republic of China for this, though.

I find it so funny that people continually say something to this effect. _____ communist nation isn't really communist. Probably because communism just doesn't work in the real world.

jer_1

Oh, it's communist allright. It's the "new" communism, which is a marriage of corporations and the state to create an unholy union with the goal of enslaving all of humanity.

Holy cow :oauron_16

[QUOTE="Xx_Hopeless_xX"]

Is it wrong that a found that a bit funny :(?..

MushroomWig

At least it looks clean :P..

[QUOTE="auron_16"]Holy cow :omarkop2003

The company isn't owned by microsoft, and actually works for several huge companies. Did microsoft know about this? I don't know. Therefore I can't pass judgement on microsoft for the moment.Mochyc

Well at least they aren't getting murdered and committing suicide like over at Foxconn.

It blows, but this is how you get these cool little gadgets so cheap unfortunately.

[QUOTE="markop2003"][QUOTE="auron_16"]Holy cow :oBig_Bad_Sad

[QUOTE="markop2003"][QUOTE="auron_16"]Holy cow :oBig_Bad_Sad

Slavery all over again?

You're right though, the company isn't owed by microsoft and I know that many other companies allow this to happen, but it's pretty clear that they know about it.MushroomWig

No...No toilet break? :cry:

I thought communism was supposed to secure the rights of workers durrrrr.Osaka-06

i thought this would be a joke tread. but now i see...

[QUOTE="Osaka-06"]I thought communism was supposed to secure the rights of workers durrrrr.hamstergeddon

[QUOTE="Osaka-06"]I thought communism was supposed to secure the rights of workers durrrrr.hamstergeddon

[QUOTE="hamstergeddon"][QUOTE="Osaka-06"]I thought communism was supposed to secure the rights of workers durrrrr.heretrix

[QUOTE="heretrix"]

[QUOTE="hamstergeddon"] This is actually a direct product of our capitalist society :| Also, China is no where near Communist anywayshamstergeddon

The people breaking this story are either idiots or some of the most selfish people around.

Yes, make it hugely public that a place is going to be getting inspected. Give them plenty of time to clean up the issues for the inspectors so they can pass and then go on back to their old ways when the inspection is over with.

Announced/planned inspections don't do jack crap. I have been through inspections at 3 different jobs and how things operate during inspection is ALWAYS different from the norm, granted in my case it was never anything terrible like this.

I really hate these journalists putting this out there because they likely just ****** the chances of that place getting shut down or seriously changed...