Dying for an iPhone : Apple, Foxconn and the lives of Chinas workers / Jenny Chan, Mark Selden, Pun Ngai.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chan, Jenny, author.

Ngai, Pun, author.

Selden, Mark, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Work environment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press, [2020]

Summary:

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 worlds most powerful companies: Foxconn and Apple.0As the leading manufacturer of iPhones, iPads and Kindles, and employing one million workers in China alone, Taiwanese-invested Foxconns drive to dominate global electronics manufacturing has aligned perfectly with Chinas 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.0Foxconn 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 capitalisms deepening crisis on workers.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781786806277

1786806274

OCLC:

1158222651