LABRST 2G03 Chapter 1: Suicide as a Protest - Chinese Migrant Workers Reading Notes
16 Feb 2017
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Suicide as protest for the new generation of chinese migrant workers: foxconn, global capital, and the state. 13 young workers attempted/committed suicide at two foxconn production facilities in china (between january and may 2010) Suicides were acts of protest against a global labour regime that is practiced in. China (attempting to reclaim theirs rights and dignity) Foxconn is currently the world"s largest contract electronics manufacturer (made- to-order manufacturing) Customers include apple, hp, dell, samsung, etc. Majority of their workers are young and have travelled from rural areas (no work; come from poor families; marginalized citizens; taken advantage of) These better-educated-youths go to the city where they anticipate a better life than their parents (the higher their aspirations, the more obvious the contrast to their harsh reality becomes) Asian-invested enterprises have risen quickly to become contractors and subcontractors to western multinationals, based on the exploitation of low-paid migrant workers.
