Nah, ini ada berita (buat si Chan berita "Hoax" atau dari "Falongong ") tentang buruh pabrik di Suqian yang menghasilkan komponen iPhones, iPads dan komputer Mac. Di negara "Kediktaturan Proletariat" ini buruh bekerja 6 hari seminggu dan lebih dari 10 jam sehari, upah rendah, kondisi kerja dan kondisi hidup buruk!!! Buruh menghadapi bahan toxic yang sudah tentu membahayakan kesehatan dan jiwanya. "Habis kerja sehari, tangan jadi putih tak berdarah", begitu kata salah seorang buruh wanita yang suaminya sedang bergelut untuk menyelamatkan bisnisnya. Buruh yang berani omong tentang kondisi kerja buruk, dll, diancam tidak dibayar upahnya!!! Oooo, di negara DP, itukah perlakuan yang diterima buruh???? Dan jangan lupa, buruh-buruh ini pasti termasuk kategori orang yang sudah diangkat dari kemiskinan!! Mereka sudah bukan "tani" lagi dan hidup di kota berkilauan, dan mungkin pakaiannya lebih baik dan lebih bersih sedikit dari pada buruh konstruksi yang bahkan ada yang tak berani duduk di kursi metro!!! Inilah kondisi buruh negara sosialis dan DPnya si Chan!!!
Workers at an Apple manufacturing plant in China complainedabout poor working conditions and exposure to noxious chemicals Edoardo Maggio Jan. 17, 2018, Exhaustedworkers at Catcher's facility in Suqian, China.ChinaLabour Watch - Advocacy group China Labour Watch and Bloomberg have released reports highlighting harsh working conditions at a manufacturing plant in Suqian, China. - The factory is owned by Catcher, a company that builds and polishes components for consumer electronics devices such as Apple's iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers. - The workers exposed problems with their poor training and equipment, exceedingly long working hours, dirty facilities and low wages. - Apple and Catcher released separate statements, in which they said the results of their own investigations found no violations of their respective standards. New reports from Bloomberg and China Labour Watch (CLW)have exposed the poor conditions underwhich Catcher employees in China work. Catcher is a critical partner in Apple'ssupply chain as it takes responsibility for most of the manufacturing of thecompany's devices casings. Workers areoften in contact with chemical components that are noxious for the human body,but their equipment is reportedly inadequate most of the times. China Labour Watch's investigation focused mostly on afacility in Suqian, a small city located about six hours away from Shanghai,and highlighted problems that go beyond chemical exposure. Workers at thefactory reportedly work for six days a week, more than 10 hours every day, anddo so without having received proper training or adequate equipment. In various interviews with Bloomberg, where they askedto remain anonymous for fear of repercussions, a number of workers expressedconcern about safety issues and their lack of knowledge of the materials andmachinery they come into contact with. Chemical-filledwastewater with white foam overflowing the pathways outside of the factory.ChinaLabour Watch CLW found that new staff members were trained for about four hours onaverage, whereas Catcher's official requirements state that the training shouldlast no less than 24 hours. The report mentioned cases where an instructor wouldsay the answers out loud as workers were filling their requirement tests, andsome workers told Bloomberg that they were asked to sign papers that certified that they had completedthe full training when they had not. Catcher doesn't outline standard procedures clearly,apparently, and employees told Bloomberg that they were, in fact, unaware ofhow to best use the complex machinery required to polish up iPhone, iPad, andMacBook cases, among others. Two employees said that they were not given earplugs"until well into their first month," and that Catcher only gives workers low-quality, activecarbon face masks (one per day) to protect against dust, fumes, andsmall-particle chemicals. Supervisors reportedly hand out more up-to-standard3M-branded masks "only when they expect an inspection," and even thenthe high temperatures make wearing them uncomfortable. Thewastewater bubbles up from underground fewer pipes onto the sidewalks.ChinaLabour Watch Gloves, too, are apparently in short supply, and CLWfound that some workers reported irritated skin on their hands. "After afew hours, the gloves swell and get soft, like they've been corroded. Thefingers would be exposed," an employee told Bloomberg. "My handsturned bloodless white after a day of work," another worker, who wasforced to turn to Catcher because her husband's business was struggling, said."I only tell good things to my family and keep the sufferings like this formyself." When their intensive workday ends, employeesreportedly share shabby dorms with four bunk beds, with many of them goingwithout washing "for days" at times. Here's Bloomberg, which visited the facility: "[...] Outside temperatures often fell to closeto freezing and the workers kept all windows shut to preserve heat. Thatcreated a humid atmosphere in which odors of sweat, cigarettes, feet andunwashed clothing mixed freely. Workers living in about 20 rooms per floor share one wash space with 14cold-water taps, a big public toilet — but no shower. Taking a proper bathrequired walking to an adjacent facility." Oneof the dirty rooms where up to four workers live, eat, and sleep.ChinaLabour Watch But it doesn't end there either, apparently. Workers who have reported thepoorness of their working conditions in the past have reportedly beingthreatened not to be paid the ~$2 (£1.45) they are owed for each hour of workif they meant to leave. CLW said that wages for resigning workers are rarelysettled when they quit, and the hiring agencies that hire them reportedly "withhold theirfull salaries if they insist on leaving." (CLW says that Catcherwould be legally required to settle payments the day workers quit.) CLW found that the inspected facilities violated 14 ofApple's standards overall, "ranging from a failure to communicate the riskof handling hazardous chemicals to forcing probationary workers to pay foruniforms." On their side,however, both Apple and Catcher have denied the allegations, claiming that theyfound no evidence of standards' violations in their own investigations. Atoilet and a hallway at one of the nearby facilities where workers rest.ChinaLabour Watch Apple did not immediately respond to a request forcomment, but told Bloomberg in a statement that "we know our work is neverdone and we investigate each and every allegation that's made. We remaindedicated to doing all we can to protect the workers in our supply chain." Catcher's stock has fallen by 3.3% in Taipei.
