Dying for an iPhone: Apple, Foxconn and the Lives of China's Workers

ISBN-13: 9780745341293 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 240 str.

Jenny Chan;Mark Selden;Pun Ngai

Opis

Suicides, excessive overtime, hostility and violence on the factory floor in China. Drawing on vivid testimonies from rural migrant workers, student interns, managers and trade union staff, Dying for an iPhone is a devastating expose of two of the world's most powerful companies: Foxconn and Apple. As the leading manufacturer of iPhones, iPads and Kindles, and employing one million workers in China alone, Taiwanese-invested Foxconn's drive to dominate global electronics manufacturing has aligned perfectly with China's goal of becoming the world leader in technology. This book reveals the human cost of that ambition and what our demands for the newest and best technology mean for workers. Foxconn workers have repeatedly demonstrated their power to strike at key nodes of transnational production, challenge management and the Chinese state, and confront global tech behemoths. Dying for an iPhone allows us to assess the impact of global capitalism's deepening crisis on workers.

Spis treści

Preface1. A Suicide Survivor2. Foxconn: The World's Largest Electronics Manufacturer3. Apple Meets Foxconn4. Consuming Apple 5. Living in the City6. Managing Foxconn7. Voices of Student Interns 8. Fire and Explosions9. Environmental Crisis10. Dead Man Walking11. Strikes and Protests12. Apple, Foxconn and the Lives of Chinese WorkersEpilogue