Foxconn Plant Closed After Riot, Company Says

gawd knows there's enough of them, things would change drastically. For everyone in the world. Literally.

Julie

Sadly.

It would be a very bad massacre.

I'd rather die fighting for humane working conditions for all than living a longer time being ground to grist in their mill.

But hey, that's me.

Julie

When I was in Shenyang, which is north of this facility in Liaoning Province, I saw glimmers of outrage boiling in a cost of living situation. CCTV would air little things like this, but call it something else. Food and housing costs are going up and people there (at least in Shenyang and Dalian) are visibly ticked off. But you are correct. If there was an uprising in several cities at one time, it would give legitimacy to other people who are reserved about protesting. It is boiling. And I can honestly say that. Its just a question of when. I believe if protests were to transpire, it would be in places outside of Beijing which is where the major police powers are located--and very mobile. Smaller cities, more difficult for police to squelch quickly. I truly hope there is a day before my time is up, that I can witness a rise of the people who are truly awsome. The government is what sucks from the corruption that is all over. But the struggle for democracy in China would be a long fight. Question is, do the people have the will to see it through?

It didn't go so well the last time they tried that.

The most generous estimates put 500,000 people in Tiennamen at the peak of the protests, and there were virtually NO supporting protests in the rest of the country. 500,000 people was roughly one half of one percent of China's population at that time.

The Chinese government would be helpless in the face of an actual mass uprising. Could you imagine 300 million people in the streets? There aren't enough bullets in the country to put down a revolt of that scale.

The frenzy for the iPhone 5 is getting ugly.

Foxconn has lots of factories - they make tons of stuff for lots of other tech companies, such as HP, Cisco and Google.

I can't find anything specifically saying this factory makes iPhones.

(pedantic mode off)

and created a "list" of improvements to be implemented?

Their gizmos are made there too.

Americans might have had to wait for the new, very important i-phones.

Note that there is no mention in the lead on number of people hurt.

If you had to live with 20,00 other people in a giant dormitory aka romney bain plant with barbed wire and armed guard towers, with only 10 bathrooms in that dormitory, you'd riot too.

An offhand trip to China, just a couple of Cadillacs for Ann, NASCAR owners, $10,000 dollar bets. Just a man of the people...NOT. This was on Sunday...even more delight for the corporate raiders...7 days a week for 3 hots and a bunk bed.

Exactly what I was going to post!

It looks like workers in China are really beginning to get fed up with low pay and horrible working conditions. I have to agree with a previous comment that a major revolt would turn into a massacre. I think the question then would be: Would First World governments and consumers be shocked enough to demand some changes?

Would we see similar names as those on groups like Carlyle Group (Bush Family baby) and Bain Capitol?

It would be interesting to be able to find out more about the group backing the group.

(So many companies within companies within companies these days, 'eh?)

It's always hide the names and hide the money where big money investment is involved.

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That place sounds more like one of the corporate prisons we have here.

to a region where workers are getting fed up with being exploited and might soon revolt, we face the dire threat of inconvenience. What could possibly be more horrifying than Americans having to face delays in the delivery of their cell phones and tablets? Oh the humanity!

I'm not sure who I feel for more; the exploited Chinese workers living in labor prisons or the unfortunate Americans forced to face back-order delays.

Oh, wait. Yes I do know who I feel for more.

for stolen product. Things got physical between some guards and some workers.