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    Chris Losinger
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    FYI, here's an interesting series from an American reporter from the Atlantic who spent some time wandering around the Foxconn campus, taking pictures. it's probably not what you imagined: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/10/inside-foxconn-5-food/264033/[^]

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      FYI, here's an interesting series from an American reporter from the Atlantic who spent some time wandering around the Foxconn campus, taking pictures. it's probably not what you imagined: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/10/inside-foxconn-5-food/264033/[^]

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      Dalek Dave
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      TBF Nothing is as it seems. I ate Here[^] when I was in Honkers. Food was excellent, price was a little high but not exorbitant, but there was no elephant on the menu!

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        FYI, here's an interesting series from an American reporter from the Atlantic who spent some time wandering around the Foxconn campus, taking pictures. it's probably not what you imagined: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/10/inside-foxconn-5-food/264033/[^]

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        But... but... but... where are the 12 year old children chained to the medieval machines cranking out iPhones?

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          But... but... but... where are the 12 year old children chained to the medieval machines cranking out iPhones?

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          Dalek Dave
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          Most 12 yo children are chained to the mediaeval machine that IS the iPhone. (Says a Galaxy S3 Owner)

          --------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^]

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            FYI, here's an interesting series from an American reporter from the Atlantic who spent some time wandering around the Foxconn campus, taking pictures. it's probably not what you imagined: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/10/inside-foxconn-5-food/264033/[^]

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            Chris Meech
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            Does catering do delivery? Looks better than what I get around here. :)

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              FYI, here's an interesting series from an American reporter from the Atlantic who spent some time wandering around the Foxconn campus, taking pictures. it's probably not what you imagined: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/10/inside-foxconn-5-food/264033/[^]

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              Working conditions at Foxconn factories have been under the spotlight since a 2010 spate of worker suicides at its plants. Foxconn said it had increased workers pay, introduced counselors, started a 24-hour phone counseling service and opened a stress room where workers can take out frustration on mannequins with bats.[^] I want pictures of the bat room!!!!

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                But... but... but... where are the 12 year old children chained to the medieval machines cranking out iPhones?

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                Maximilien
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                they are all chained to machines in sub-sub-contractors.

                Nihil obstat

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                  But... but... but... where are the 12 year old children chained to the medieval machines cranking out iPhones?

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                  wizardzz
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                  Foxconn has launched a PR blitz since '10, but child workers for other Apple suppliers: http://www.chinalaborwatch.org[^]

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                    Working conditions at Foxconn factories have been under the spotlight since a 2010 spate of worker suicides at its plants. Foxconn said it had increased workers pay, introduced counselors, started a 24-hour phone counseling service and opened a stress room where workers can take out frustration on mannequins with bats.[^] I want pictures of the bat room!!!!

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                    OriginalGriff
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                    I want pictures of the bat cave! (And why do the mannequins have bats?)

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                      Most 12 yo children are chained to the mediaeval machine that IS the iPhone. (Says a Galaxy S3 Owner)

                      --------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^]

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                      Chris Losinger
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                      Dalek Dave wrote:

                      Galaxy S3

                      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxconn#Major_customers[^]

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                        I want pictures of the bat cave! (And why do the mannequins have bats?)

                        Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

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                        wizardzz
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                        Because guns are illegal in China.

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                          Most 12 yo children are chained to the mediaeval machine that IS the iPhone. (Says a Galaxy S3 Owner)

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                          Lost User
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                          Shouldn't you be tapping your S3 on another S3 right now? Not sure if this particular Samsung TV ad is available across the pond.

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                            Foxconn has launched a PR blitz since '10, but child workers for other Apple suppliers: http://www.chinalaborwatch.org[^]

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                            Lost User
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                            Meh! Surely you are too smart to believe this is an Apple issue vs. an industry issue or China issue?

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                              But... but... but... where are the 12 year old children chained to the medieval machines cranking out iPhones?

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                              lewax00
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                              They can't build them because they're the main ingredient, iPhones are made of the crushed hopes and dreams of little children, I thought everyone knew that. :doh:

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                                FYI, here's an interesting series from an American reporter from the Atlantic who spent some time wandering around the Foxconn campus, taking pictures. it's probably not what you imagined: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/10/inside-foxconn-5-food/264033/[^]

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                                Rutvik Dave
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                                This is the part of the campus where Microsoft Surface is being made, the older pictures you have seen were from the Apple products section in the campus. :)

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                                  FYI, here's an interesting series from an American reporter from the Atlantic who spent some time wandering around the Foxconn campus, taking pictures. it's probably not what you imagined: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/10/inside-foxconn-5-food/264033/[^]

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                                  I didn't imagine anything, so no this isn't what I imagined.

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                                    FYI, here's an interesting series from an American reporter from the Atlantic who spent some time wandering around the Foxconn campus, taking pictures. it's probably not what you imagined: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/10/inside-foxconn-5-food/264033/[^]

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                                    We had nice cafeterias in college, too. The problem was that we couldn't afford to go off-campus for anything. I don't see much of a difference between working for Foxconn and the living-on-campus college experience, except maybe that the work never changes, there is no hope of ever leaving, no hope of a better paycheck someday, and you can't choose your bosses. That would make it tremendously depressing. The whole experience sounds really bad to me.

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                                      We had nice cafeterias in college, too. The problem was that we couldn't afford to go off-campus for anything. I don't see much of a difference between working for Foxconn and the living-on-campus college experience, except maybe that the work never changes, there is no hope of ever leaving, no hope of a better paycheck someday, and you can't choose your bosses. That would make it tremendously depressing. The whole experience sounds really bad to me.

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                                      Chris Losinger
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                                      djdanlib wrote:

                                      the work never changes, there is no hope of ever leaving, no hope of a better paycheck someday, and you can't choose your bosses

                                      well, that sounds like 99% of all jobs, ever.

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                                        FYI, here's an interesting series from an American reporter from the Atlantic who spent some time wandering around the Foxconn campus, taking pictures. it's probably not what you imagined: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/10/inside-foxconn-5-food/264033/[^]

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                                        Mark_Wallace
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                                        Taking pictures of the cafeteria? How useful. There isn't a company in China that doesn't provide lunch for its employees, and most of the refectories I've been to were a lot better than that one.

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