Having a bad job is better than having no job, but there's no doubt that monotonous, bottom-wage manual labour is the pits. Photographer Michael Wolf snapped this haunting series of Chinese workers building cheap toys for... us. Read More >>
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"I not sure I understand you comment. Is it supposed to be disagreeing with me through irony? Sorry for my poor understanding of british communication ..." More »
After a Chinese labour watchdog fingered Samsung with child labour allegations, the company set to auditing its entire catalogue of factories. Initial results weren't toogreat, but now the final results are in — and while there's no evidence of child labour, there are plenty more problems to worry about. Read More >>
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"iPad Mini will now be a 64MB graphics card that you can plug into your computer via USB. And of course, since it's made by Apple, it will magical and ..." More »
The underpaid, overworked Chinese workers of Foxconn have had enough, according to a new report by China Labor Watch: thousands have gone on strike over immense iPhone manufacturing pressure and fistfights with their bosses. Read More >>
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"I currently have my hands on two IP5 at the same time, they picking up one on Monday as they won't allow the delivery of a third if I'm holding more t..." More »
A prototype weed-seeking automaton could change the way seven billion humans eat, as well as help to end industrial agriculture's reliance on toxic herbicides and itinerant labor. Read More >>
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""could change the way seven billion humans eat"
Putting food into my mouth and chewing has worked pretty well for me so far.." More »
Apple takes more heat for the labour practices of its suppliers than anybody, but it's largely a victim of its own success in that regard. The biggest spotlight draws the loudest critics. And as Tim Cook has repeatedly pointed out, the company really does make an effort, starting with an independent audit of Foxconn labour conditions. FWD asks an important, overlooked question: Can everyone else that outsources manufacturing to China and beyond say the same? Read More >>
Featured comment by Taf:
"Not sure the people in china did take our job's. Did we not just give them? Move ourmanufacturing abroad? I don't blame the people of china, it's a co..." More »
Week after week we hear Foxconn horror stories, but Apple's gadget metropolis is just one place inside an enormous country. Detractors say it's inhumane; defenders say it's way above the norm. But what does "bad" really mean inside a Chinese factory? Let's put Foxconn in context. Read More >>
Featured comment by MonsterMunch:
"And how do you know this?
I have been to many Chinese manufacturing sites through my job, including Foxconn (iPhone) and Flextronics (XBox), and ca..." More »
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