[smurfy]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18363929

BBC News posted:

Scores of workers from Foxconn, Apple's main manufacturer in China, have rioted after a dispute at a restaurant.

State media reported that the incident in Chengdu "was triggered by a conflict" between a group of workers and a restaurant owner.

Foxconn has been criticised for its treatment of workers, but officials said the dispute was not connected to working practices.

Foxconn produces products for Apple and Microsoft, among other companies.

The police said that the seven Foxconn workers were apparently annoyed by an argument between a restaurant owner and his wife on Monday.

The workers said the row had "affected their meal".

A fight broke out, and after the restaurant owner called the police, the workers ran back to their dormitory shouting: "They are beating us."

About 100 of their colleagues then joined the disturbance, throwing bottles, according to a statement published on the police's official microblog.

No-one was reported injured in the incident, but four workers were jailed for the night.

Hon Hai, Foxconn's parent company in Taiwan, told reporters that the seven workers who started the riot were new recruits.

The company said it was co-operating with the police investigation.

A string of suicides at Foxconn last year put the spotlight on working conditions at its factories.

Foxconn has since agreed to reduce hours, protect pay, and improve staff representation.

[lotusking]

bunch of retarded hippies who aren't doing anything.... they need to get jobs!!!!

(User was banned for this post ("Stupid shitpost / Didn't read the article / Snipe" - Swebonny))

[-Get_A_Life-]

Good to see Chinese people slowly rebelling against their terribly poor working conditions.

[Forumaster]

lotusking posted:

bunch of retarded hippies who aren't doing anything.... they need to get jobs!!!!

Foxconn workers...

That means they have jobs.

[viperfan7]

-Get_A_Life- posted:

Good to see Chinese people slowly rebelling against their terribly poor working conditions.

thats not what this is about, this is just a group of people rioting because their meal didn't go exactly how they wanted

[asteroidrules]

You have got to be joking. Instead of all of the hundreds of reasonable reasons they have to riot, they do it over something like this?

[-Get_A_Life-]

Foxconn has been criticised for its treatment of workers, but officials said the dispute was not connected to working practices.

I might be terribly wrong, but I seriously doubt we can trust chinese officials about those matters and that the riot started over such a petty reason.

[Mr. Smartass]

Forumaster posted:

Foxconn workers...

That means they have jobs.

He's making fun of the way that we treat this kind of thing over here.

[theevilldeadII]

Mr. Smartass posted:

He's making fun of the way that we treat this kind of thing over here.

oh he was joking.?

[NeoAznMan]

When I read the thread title I thought there was a riot in the factory.

[Keegs]

So they're subjected to horrible conditions, awful wages and poor housing yet they riot over their dinner.

Forgot that the Chinese Media is BBC's source.

[draugur]

Keegs posted:

So they're subjected to horrible conditions, awful wages and poor housing yet they riot over their dinner.

That's the official story. AKA, the story that the CHINESE GOVERNMENT released. Since when was china going to be truthful about anything?
Example:
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/us/2011...t_12303177.htm
Oh right, never.

[Swebonny]

-Get_A_Life- posted:

I might be terribly wrong, but I seriously doubt we can trust chinese officials about those matters and that the riot started over such a petty reason.

Yeah, 100 people joining in due to an argument with a restaurant owner and his wife. Sounds fishy.

I think it may be a minor "riot" or strike kind of deal, most likely due to the wages. I know Apple has been raising the wages quite a lot, but I'm not sure if it affects everyone in the factory. Perhaps some didn't get a rise? Speculations everywhere.

Edited:

draugur posted:

That's the official story. AKA, the story that the CHINESE GOVERNMENT released. Since when was china going to be truthful about anything?
Example:
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/us/2011...t_12303177.htm
Oh right, never.

What are you trying to show with the link? Most, if not all of the statistics and data are from western and American sources.

[draugur]

Swebonny posted:

Yeah, 100 people joining in due to an argument with a restaurant owner and his wife. Sounds fishy.

I think it may be a minor "riot" or strike kind of deal, most likely due to the wages. I know Apple has been raising the wages quite a lot, but I'm not sure if it affects everyone in the factory. Perhaps some didn't get a rise? Speculations everywhere.

Edited:



What are you trying to show with the link? Most, if not all of the statistics and data are from western and American sources.

The bit about how China claims the U.S is a shithole filled with human rights violations and shit. But it's not the best bits of evidence, I'm just too lazy to find more when I have to go to work soon.

[meppers]

but- but- but- my precious iThings, who will make my iThings now?

[Swebonny]

draugur posted:

The bit about how China claims the U.S is a shithole filled with human rights violations and shit. But it's not the best bits of evidence, I'm just too lazy to find more when I have to go to work soon.

I don't think the report is really trying to portrait US as a human rights violating shithole. It's just bringing out some human rights issues that exists in that nation, to counter the report made by the US towards China.

I mean, it's not like the Chinese report is groundbreaking or anything, it only sums up what we already know about the US.

Edited:

And in the end I think we all know who's the human rights violator number one.

[draugur]

Swebonny posted:

I don't think the report is really trying to portrait US as a human rights violating shithole. It's just bringing out some human rights issues that exists in that nation, to counter the report made by the US towards China.

I mean, it's not like the Chinese report is groundbreaking or anything, it only sums up what we already know about the US.

Edited:

And in the end I think we all know who's the human rights violator number one.

North Korea!

[W00tbeer1]

I really believe they are being beaten.

[mopman999]

asteroidrules posted:

You have got to be joking. Instead of all of the hundreds of reasonable reasons they have to riot, they do it over something like this?

It is probably everything that piled up, as the saying goes, the straw that broke the camels back

[OogalaBoogal]

Ugh, Apple != Foxconn. A bunch of my PC components are made in those factories.

[Lord_Ragnarok]

draugur posted:

That's the official story. AKA, the story that the CHINESE GOVERNMENT released. Since when was china going to be truthful about anything?
Example:
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/us/2011...t_12303177.htm
Oh right, never.

I do find their ads funny, like this one:



Perhaps they have a Red Alert fetish?

[theevilldeadII]

the hell is that a DooM Mode.?

Edited:

the hell is that a DooM Mod.?

[deathmog]

Even though outsourcing keeps things cheap, maybe one day it'l cost the same to get things made over there as it does here, and maybe more jobs will be created in the US as a byproduct!