Submitted by chrisdh79 t3_z8de39 in technology
travelin_man_yeah t1_iybbmjf wrote
Reply to comment by SnooAvocados763 in Modern Slavery Is a Global Problem in All Renewable Energy Supply Chains: New Report by chrisdh79
Right? No mention of the Chinese sweatshops where locked down workers are pumping out everything from iPhones to computers to electronic parts to all those dollar store items for a measly several $ a day....
IcyChard4 t1_iybl9n9 wrote
On the bright side though, Foxconn employees in China are now protesting due to unpaid bonuses.
ahfoo t1_iyc25vx wrote
Keep your eye on the ball here --solar power is uniquely evil. The manipulation is so plain. Apple products? Oh, we wouldn't want to hurt the tech market with tariffs. Solar though? Oh fuck yeah. Democrats and Republicans alike will slap them with tariffs in a heartbeat and tell you that they're made from the kidneys of sex trafficked children etc.
How does this insanity persist? Easy --follow the money. The US is third place after Saudi Arabia and Russia in the list of the world's oil producers. The US military is entirely dependent on oil. The name of the game is oil, oil, oil. Did I mention oil?
The world consumes 88 million barrels of oil per day. Poof! Its goes up in smoke literally and then tomorrow you burn another 88 million barrels. That's about seven billion dollars per day every freakin' day --two, three trillion a year just in revenues at the pump. Global semiconductor revenues are not even 600 billion which is less revenue than insurance. Tech is just a game compared to the oil money.
The only things that can compare to oil in terms of revenue and value are real estate, finance and banking. Tech is a bit player in the global economy but it's sexy so it's in the news all the time. The only time the knives come out is for anything that threatens oil.
[deleted] t1_iybok5e wrote
[deleted]
camisado84 t1_iybo8nc wrote
I'm going to assume you've never been to China and just hear stories from other people.. because that's not remotely accurate. The foxconn employees are making 13k base salary a year.. with a ton of things americans dont get. Keep in mind the cost to live in shenzen is probably 1/3-1/4 the cost to live in a rando tiny town in the US.
They get overtime at 1.5x after 40, 2x weekends, 3x holidays... paid vacation etc.. lol
Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments