Labor Conditions In China’s Consumer Electronics Sector

This report by China Labor Watch highlights severe labor conditions in China’s consumer electronics sector. The study, based on workers’ testimonies and on-site data, reveals systemic issues like illegal intern usage, hiring discrimination, and workplace…

Dreams and Defiance in Foxconn City

Sociologist Jenny Chan sheds light on China’s emerging working class, comprised of young rural migrants enduring harsh working conditions and low wages. Her book, “Dying for an iPhone,” explores this issue. This interview provides insights…

Apple must investigate Zhengzhou’s Foxconn factory

In a Change.Org petition, civil society organisations demand that Apple Inc. take on its social responsibility to thoroughly investigate the incident at Zhengzhou’s Foxconn factory. Since late October, footage depicting Foxconn workers’ experience of brutal…

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Tesla reportedly signs US$5 billion Indonesian nickel deal

Tesla, Inc. has signed US$5 billion worth of deals to buy nickel products from Indonesia. According to Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Indonesia’s coordinating minister for maritime affairs and investment, Tesla has signed a five-year contract with…

Union win for Turkish workers producing Xiaomi smartphones

When Salcomp Turkey, which produces smartphones for Chinese Xiaomi, the second largest smartphone maker in the world, fired 170 workers for joining a union, the union members took action. At the end of September 2021,…