Expose the truth of Foxconn's "sweatshop"
In less than half a year, Foxconn 13 employees jumped off buildings in succession, causing a thousand waves at one time, and "sweatshop" once again became synonymous with Foxconn.
In an enterprise, employees commit suicide so frequently that people who want to commit suicide will never gather at Foxconn. What caused so many abnormal deaths? After the reporter's in-depth investigation, the secret of Foxconn's "sweatshop" and the despicable crime of hurting employees were finally uncovered.
Refuse to sign contracts with employees and adopt talent outsourcing system.
Vencent Yang, who has worked at Foxconn for three years, said that it is easy for Foxconn to recruit ordinary workers.
The Foxconn factory has a good reputation among the working groups in Shenzhen, and the treatment and benefits are better. We know that the basic salary of Foxconn general workers in Shenzhen is 900 yuan, and the overtime pay is usually 6 yuan/hour, 8 yuan/hour on weekends and holidays 12 yuan/hour. Foxconn has a dormitory near the factory, and eight workers stay for free. Foxconn also has a canteen, where workers and other employees eat for free from Monday to Friday. Because accommodation is free, a general worker can get more than 1800 a month, even more if overtime is included. The general income of Foxconn's factories in other parts of China is also in the forefront of similar electronics factories.
"So people who work want to squeeze into Foxconn." Vencent Yang said. But it is difficult for ordinary workers to enter Foxconn by their own efforts.
Shenzhen Foxconn executives do not admit that Foxconn will deal with intermediaries. Ms. Qi, an engineer at Foxconn in Beijing, said that there was an eye-catching notice "Don't deal with the intermediary" in the canteen of Foxconn in Beijing. However, in Beijing Yizhuang Development Zone, many labor agencies are using Foxconn's signboard to attract production line workers. Wuhan Guangna Enterprise Management Consulting Co., Ltd. and Langfang Changkang Rihui Company are both labor agencies, but their leaders all said that they have a long-term cooperative relationship with Foxconn, which can bring candidates into the company and provide employment opportunities. Mr. Su revealed that individuals are not allowed to enter the factory, and Foxconn has strict requirements, but we are very familiar with Foxconn's personnel department and can bring people into the factory. The job introduction was very successful. "In return, the applicant will give us 200 yuan and 200 yuan, the relevant personnel of Foxconn." Mr. Su said.
"This is Foxconn's internal and external collusion to earn the hard-earned money of candidates." Vencent Yang said, everyone knows.
Foxconn usually signs a contract with an intermediary first, and then the intermediary signs an employment contract with ordinary workers who want to enter Foxconn. On the wall of Foxconn in Longhua, Shenzhen, various small advertisements posted by intermediaries can be seen everywhere.
It is understood that Foxconn's general workers are mostly recruited through intermediaries. Of course, there are also some ordinary workers who, in the name of supporting the mainland, cooperate with some labor export departments in the mainland to help the local government solve the employment problem of surplus labor once and for all. "Employees in these areas are simple-minded and well managed." Vencent Yang said.
Foxconn has also formed cooperative relations with some universities in Guangxi and Hunan. These schools send some students to Foxconn for internship every year, and Foxconn only needs to pay them a very low internship salary, "about 1000 yuan per month." Mr. Yang said.
It is precisely because of Foxconn's recruitment system that it created conditions for Foxconn to start large-scale recruitment only three months after laying off 40,000 employees, and at the same time, it also cast a veil of "looking ugly" on the details of Sun Danyong's claim. In the period of global financial tsunami, it is really unusual for Foxconn to be able to "come right away" to a large number of employees.
Deduct employees' wages. Half of employees' income depends on overtime.
On July 15, 2009, according to foreign media reports, Apple admitted in its 2009 supplier social responsibility progress report that its suppliers in China worked overtime, deducted overtime pay and paid wages lower than the minimum wage.
According to the report, in last year's audit, among the 83 China foundries that produced iPhone and iPod, 45 did not pay overtime pay to their employees, and 23 paid wages lower than local wages.
Apple spokesman Steve? Steve Dowling said that since 2007, Apple began to review the labor treatment of its suppliers, and took a number of measures to improve the situation of foreign and contract workers in its China foundry. At present, Apple has asked the foundry to adjust measures to ensure the legitimate income of employees.
Judging from the current situation, it has become a common phenomenon that electronic OEM factories in coastal cities deduct employees' wages.
An employee of an Apple ipod factory in Shenzhen who was consulted by Bitnet revealed that he had worked in this factory for four years, during which he worked almost over 12 hours every day, and generally only had one day off a month. However, the factory never pays employees overtime. Last year, the financial crisis began to affect the factory, and now it is difficult for employees to get the full salary of 865,438+00 yuan per month.
Although the company was not named in the report, Foxconn, as the largest OEM of Apple iPod in China, was obviously the first to suffer malicious speculation.
Nanfang Daily reported that there are about 330,000 workers in Longhua Foxconn Science and Technology Park in Baoan District, accounting for 3/4 of Longhua District's population of more than 400,000. Together with workers from Guanlan and Futian Free Trade Zone, Foxconn has more than 400,000 employees in Shenzhen.
The north gate of Longhua Science Park is called Chaoyangmen. Gates and gates are either surrounded by highway guardrails or guarded by moats. There is barbed wire in the moat. All employees swipe their cards to enter. Those who have no work permit can enter under the guidance of internal personnel only after special approval.
Jason Dean, a reporter from the Wall Street Journal, compared Foxconn Longhua Science Park to the Forbidden City after visiting it in September 2009. Working in this "Forbidden City" are more than 300,000 frontline workers from all over the country. However, its continuous falling events have caused the outside world to argue endlessly about this mysterious "castle". Why do Foxconn employees often fall from buildings? Especially in the last month, there were six incidents of employees falling from buildings reported by the media.
So, how do ordinary workers working in this science park evaluate the frequent falling incidents? What are their working and living conditions? Our reporter tried to present the true ecology of this group through a first-line visit. The company's internal regulations prohibit more than three people from walking side by side.
Among many so-called "revealing the inside story of Foxconn" on the Internet, the funniest one is that in Foxconn's factory, more than three people can't walk side by side, because it is said that Foxconn is the most densely populated factory in China. In addition, former employees of Foxconn also broke the news that Foxconn resigned all cleaners and used factory employees as volunteers to clean the dormitory and surrounding areas. Although these news have not been confirmed, Foxconn has never directly denied these claims. Right and wrong, only time will tell.
Redundant layoffs in disguise
On June 5438+065438+ 10, 2008, Foxconn Technology Group (hereinafter referred to as Foxconn), the world's largest electronic product OEM, was shrouded in the suspicion of disguised layoffs, and Guo Taiming was once again pushed into the whirlpool of disguised layoffs.
Affected by the global economic fluctuations, Foxconn, once regarded as a "collective winter" specimen of China's manufacturing industry, has been rumored to lay off employees recently. 10 year 10 in late October, Foxconn urgently denied that it had laid off 65,438+10,000 people in the mainland, saying that "all production in Foxconn Park is normal". A person in charge of Foxconn's media department also told the National Business Daily reporter: "There is no (layoff plan) yet."
However, many employees of Foxconn said that Foxconn has recently laid off a large number of employees in disguise. Last week, the reporter conducted a multi-party investigation in Shenzhen. Many employees said that Foxconn has strictly controlled overtime recently and proposed a plan to leave without pay. Many Foxconn employees wander outside the Foxconn factory in Shenzhen. What happened later also proved who was lying.
A management employee who left Foxconn revealed several disguised layoffs of Foxconn in his blog:
1. Unpaid long vacation and unpaid vacation.
2. Free education and training, free occupation of staff time, such as military training, exercises, morning meetings, etc.
3. Regardless of the performance, all probationary employees will be dismissed.
4. Relocate employees from the familiar environment and force them to resign.
5. Control overtime to reduce monthly income.
6. Cancel or reduce the income of the current month.
7. Re-check academic qualifications, experience and qualifications, and take the opportunity to dismiss employees.
8. Disciplinary assessment is prone to greater punishment and punishment.
9. Reduce other benefits. 10. Other means, such as taking leave without approval.
There are potential safety hazards in the working environment, and there have been fire incidents.
Just give two examples:
1.00 In April 2009 10, Foxconn's Givares factory in Mexico was destroyed by a fire. The factory is located in a building with an area of 900,000 square feet. It is said that Dell and Hewlett-Packard produce computers.
Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry Group) said in a document submitted to Taiwan Stock Exchange that the fire in its Mexican factory would not affect the company's business and supply.
Foxconn said that the fire at the Ciudad Juarez factory in Mexico has been successfully controlled, causing no casualties. All losses will be compensated by the insurance company. At the same time, Foxconn also said that the accident will not affect the supply of products.
2. On April 20, 2009, at around 8 am, a fire broke out in a factory building of Foxconn in Longhua Street, Baoan District. The fire was controlled by the fire department within an hour, and Foxconn claimed that there were no casualties.
The reporter rushed to the scene around 9: 00, and there was smoke in a factory building in Area E, and there was no open fire. Five fire engines were involved in the fire fighting, and the fire did not affect the normal production of nearby factories. A Foxconn employee working in the E 10 factory said that when he was preparing for work around 8 o'clock, he saw a lot of smoke and some open flames on the first floor of the E 16 factory, and then all the employees in the factory were evacuated. The employee introduced that the fire factory is a mobile phone case production workshop.
Yesterday afternoon, Foxconn Media Office reported that the fire only involved a corner of the production line of a small electroplating workshop of the company. After the incident, employees were evacuated in time. Except for some employees who were choked by smoke, there were no casualties and great property losses. The normal production and operation of the company are basically unaffected. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
As can be seen from the aftermath of these two fires, Foxconn's response is: it will not affect product supply! Although there are no casualties, won't it have any impact on the psychology of employees? Since 2003, more than 400 employees of Foxconn have jumped ship to BYD, and some even took away a batch of confidential documents. This is probably not because Foxconn is too concerned about the physical and mental health of its employees.
Disobeying professional ethics, ignoring the contract and withdrawing the shuttle bus.
Shuttle drivers hung banners to protest Foxconn's dishonesty.
On the morning of March 16, 2009, hundreds of Foxconn employees' shuttle buses gathered in Longhua Square, Baoan District, Shenzhen, expressing their dissatisfaction with Foxconn and its vehicle company's failure to continue to perform the contract. Foxconn believes that it is in full compliance with the contract and has sued the company to which the vehicle belongs to the court.
These buses provide shuttle service for Foxconn employees. In August last year, Foxconn's new employee dormitory began to use, and many vehicles were told to stop driving. According to the driver, Foxconn stopped sending cars after paying wages in June+February last year. Mr. Liu, the driver, said: "Many people bought it with loans, which cost more than 9,800 per month. If they don't pay the monthly payment for three months, they will be banned by the bank. "
I really have nothing to say about this matter. When did "honesty" become a taboo in business?
Foxconn employees use raw maggot eggs for breakfast.
Master Liu works in a food company in Yinhu Industrial Zone, Tangxia, Dongguan. He is a cake maker, mainly responsible for making cakes and bread. Master Liu said: "The breakfast made with raw maggot eggs is specially for Foxconn."
I wonder if I didn't see it.
Master Liu showed the reporter around the factory. Master Liu said that he stayed in this factory for more than a year and witnessed the whole process of making food in the factory. Those eggs are maggots, which have gone bad. They should be all right after high-temperature disinfection. Some were cleaned, others were not, so the maggots fell in.
It is these eggs with maggots that are made into delicious bread and provided to Foxconn employees as breakfast every day. Because of high temperature disinfection, no food poisoning has been found at present. Later, Master Liu led the reporter to the kitchen and saw eggs everywhere. Some of them have rotted and given birth to maggots. The maggots are crawling on the eggs, and the prepared bread is neatly placed on the iron frame (the iron frame is not cleaned).
Master Liu said: "When they first came to this factory, they also reacted with the director and supervisor, but the leader told them to leave it alone and just do it." Foxconn and the manufacturer are in cahoots.
Master Liu said: "The unqualified raw materials used in the factory are known from top to bottom."
Foxconn has already greeted our leaders before each inspection, so it is hidden, because it is perfunctory.
When the reporter wanted to leave the factory, he was found by the factory director, who locked the door and wouldn't let the reporter leave. After negotiations, the reporter left. (Shenzhen TV Station)
Pre-job training: just a decoration
In the survey, many employees told reporters that the pre-job training on the job is of little practical significance, just a process. What can I say in just a few classes?
A boy chatting with a colleague told reporters that although there are many phone numbers behind Foxconn's label, such as the employee service center, the hotline of the trade union chairman and the employee complaint center, no one will make these calls. "I haven't seen that colleague go to consult them. Calling them won't solve the problem at all. "
The male colleague next to him told the reporter directly that the people who jumped off the building were psychologically unhealthy and jumped off the building for some trivial things. He believes that the psychology of young people today is too fragile, and Foxconn's counseling is limited in number and limited in effect, so it is difficult to help those employees who are in trouble.
Only one girl from Henan told the reporter that after class, the team leader will lead everyone to organize learning, explain some psychological knowledge they have learned to colleagues in the group, and then exchange and share it through group discussion. She thinks the effect is not bad, mainly because it increases the opportunities for everyone to communicate. Some people will tell everyone about their troubles and listen to their colleagues' opinions, which will help to decompose the pressure.
According to Rui, Minister of Health of Foxconn, they cooperated with Shenzhen Second People's Hospital and Guanlan People's Hospital to set up three psychological consultation points in Longhua and Guanlan, and invited experts from the two hospitals to visit Foxconn twice a week. There are only five or six employees in each exchange, and Guanlan's psychological counseling point is a national project. "Two hours per person, the demand of employees is still very large, and they can reach saturation every time, but the resources are limited. Now we can only do this step. "
Employees mainly surf the internet and go shopping after work.
In Longhua Science Park, there are many gymnasiums for employees to exercise and relax. However, most of the general workers interviewed by reporters said that they went less.
Every day from 5 pm to 8 pm, Foxconn employees leave work in batches and flood out of the gate like a flood. For many ordinary workers who don't have mobile phones, the words nearby are a place where every second counts, because there is a long queue for being late. After work, everyone really wants to chat with friends or family.
Although it is very lively outside the factory, there are not many places to play. The skating rink outside the staff dormitory in clear lake is one of the few interesting places that journalists have seen. Usually 6 yuan is free to play, and 8 yuan is free to play on weekends. Some boys take their female colleagues or girlfriends to play after work or on weekends. Skating is a very fashionable sport for them. Inside, they seem to have wings and can gallop freely. Several boys told reporters that surfing the Internet is their main activity outside of work. "I didn't know a few people when I first came, so I often surf the Internet when I don't go to work, and I stay in the Internet cafe for six or seven hours at most every day. It's less now, sometimes only six or seven hours a week. Now I will go shopping and play cards with my fellow villagers, but not many. I feel very tired when shopping, and I still spend money. " One of the boys said.
Several girls looking at jewelry in a small shop told reporters that girls and boys are almost the same, that is, online shopping. There are countless Internet cafes around Foxconn, and more than 90% of the Internet users are Foxconn workers. "Sleep in the dormitory when you don't shop online. I worked the night shift for a while. Go back to the dormitory after work every morning and sleep until 6 pm, and then get up at 7: 30 to work the night shift. " A girl said. Influence of falling: As long as you are not around, there will be no shadow in your heart.
At the north gate of Longhua Science Park, three Foxconn employees from Hunan are shopping. When they heard the reporter mention the word "fall", they couldn't help but ask in surprise, did someone fall again today? The girl told reporters that at Foxconn, they often heard people fall from the building, but fortunately it was not her colleagues and friends.
The reporter said that there have been many incidents of employees falling from buildings recently. As a member of the general workers, will there be psychological pressure and will it have an impact on life?
The girl said, "As long as the dead person is not someone you know around you, there will be no psychological pressure and shadow. Besides, usually someone falls at night, and the body has moved away after dawn, and others can't see anything. " The boy next to him interjected, "Everyone is used to it."
In the dormitory area of clear lake employees near Foxconn Longhua Science and Technology Park, several night shift workers are playing in the nearby skating rink. A girl from Hubei said that she just came to work at Foxconn in March this year and once met a female colleague crying in the corridor. Others were shocked when they saw it. They were afraid that she would not jump off the building, so they immediately sent her back to the dormitory until she was in a stable mood and went to work with the people in the dormitory.
A Shaanxi college student who works as a manager at Foxconn told reporters that he has worked in Longhua Park for three years and often hears about falling buildings. However, he thinks that the pressure of ordinary workers should not be great, and he can't tell why six people will fall from the building in just one month.
According to Foxconn's introduction, in the recent frequent incidents of jumping off a building, most of the employees involved were between the ages of 18 and 23, and only one was 28 years old. Most of these employees are employed within half a year, and some of them are in the factory for less than 1 month.
Liu Kun, director of the media office of Foxconn Group, said that these young people will receive pre-job training after entering Foxconn. However, suicide is a very accidental thing, and there are many reasons, which are formed over time. Before joining the company, employees need more social care. Liu Kun also admitted that the new employees had an accident not long after they entered the factory, indicating that Foxconn did not care enough about their humanity. At the same time, it also shows that suicide is a social problem, and employees may encounter pressure from all aspects of society before committing suicide.
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Does the national high-level pay attention to frequent jumping off buildings? I really want to ask, who were the people who fought for our country in those years? Is it a farmer? Or a capitalist? Now that the country can't get in, how to treat farmers and the second generation of migrant workers?
Ask Foxconn again, employees are the foundation of the enterprise. Have you ever paid attention to their spiritual life? What can you do except squeeze their youth?
The jump of 13 reminds me of the five strong men of Langya Mountain. The difference is that 13 compatriots were driven to the rooftop by Foxconn when they were driven to Langya Mountain by the devils.
I want to say to my dead compatriots that your's sacrifice will not be in vain. China netizens have discerning eyes, and we will uphold justice for you.
I also want to say to Foxconn employees, please don't jump 14 again. Being strong is precious. Don't use death to vent your dissatisfaction with enterprises and society. You should stand up and don't fall in a pool of blood.
I also want to tell the people of China that we never flinched in front of a million devils, but now our enemies are fear and some social scum.