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Imported human rights violations: behind the scenes of the assembly of our technology

Imported human rights violations: behind the scenes of the assembly of our technology. Damien Olivares. The growth of China. Today, China produces more electronics than any other country This has contributed immensely to their economy

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Imported human rights violations: behind the scenes of the assembly of our technology

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  1. Imported human rights violations: behind the scenes of the assembly of our technology Damien Olivares

  2. The growth of China • Today, China produces more electronics than any other country • This has contributed immensely to their economy • China had zero billionaires in 1995, but today it is home to 142 (Forbes Magazines, 2013)

  3. Other economic prosperities • CEO pay has been calculated to be 369 times as much as worker pay (Wall Street Journal 2006) • Average CEO “compensation” was over $14 million in 2012 (Economic Policy Institute 2013)

  4. Costs of prosperity • Electronics suppliers such as Pegatron Group has employed tens of thousands of underage workers (DanWatch2013) • 12 hour work shifts and overtime is mandatory (China Labor Watch 2013) • Workers are paid unlivable wages and rely on overtime to meet basic needs (China Labor Watch 2013)

  5. Key players • Pegatron • Celistica • Foxconn • Flextronics

  6. Living conditions • In one investigation, a dormitory housed 544 workers in 68 rooms • 10 toilets per floors, which means that 55 people shared one toilet (China Labor Watch 2013)

  7. Pegatron dormitory hallway (DanWatch 2013: 8)

  8. Typical dorm room (DanWatch2013)

  9. Accountability as solution • Major corporations such as Apple, Microsoft, and Samsung do not manufacture and assemble the electronics we enjoy • Rather, electronics corporations outsource production to companies such as Foxconn

  10. Future • Electronics corporations are increasingly producing electronics in the U.S. (Wall Street Journal 2012)

  11. Refereces • China Labor Watch 2013. “Investigative Report on Mingshuo Computers: (Pegatron) in Suzhou.” Retrieved November 1, 2013 (http://www.danwatch.dk/sites/default/files/documentation_files/rapport_-_clw_-_investigative_report_on_mingshuo_computers.pdf). • DanWatch 213. “Investigative Report on Mingshuo Computers: (Pegatron) in Suzhou.” Retrieved November 1, 2013 (http://www.danwatch.dk/sites/default/files/documentation_files/rapport_-_clw_-_investigative_report_on_mingshuo_computers.pdf). • Economic Policy Institute. • The Wall Street Journal 2006. “Money Rules: Behind Soaring Executive Pay.” Retreived December 10, 2013 (http://www.sba.muohio.edu/evenwe/courses/eco361/Private/readings/executive%20pay.pdf) • Forbes Magazine 2013. “The World’s Billionaires.” Retrieved December 11, 2013 (http://www.forbes.com/sites/luisakroll/2013/03/04/inside-the-2013-billionaires-list-facts-and-figures/)

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