Dozens injured as up to 2,000 workers brawl at Foxconn dorm in China

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chapset said:

mrstickball said:

chocoloco said:

Suddenly my 1st world problems seem minimal in comparison. We really benefit all the time from the long hours, horrible working conditions and abysmal pay of millions of people.

Alternatively, the "horrible pay" has brought about 200,000,000 people out of subsistence farming into a middle class. Foxconn employees make more than most university graduates in China. Pay is entirely relative.

could you provide a link to this clame please, am very surprise about that

http://www.chinasmack.com/2011/stories/university-graduates-earn-little-more-than-migrant-workers.html

It cites 1,500 yuan/mo for graduates. Foxconn pays ~1,800 in some provinces.

 

Oh, and the president of Foxconn has already stated that wages are set to double or triple by 2013:

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/china/iphone-manufacturer-foxconn-to-double-worker-salaries-by-2013/438

University = 1,500 yuan

Foxconn = 4,400 yuan in 2013.

Which do you think is better for the average Chinese worker?