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tiananmen · 05-26-2010, 06:42 AM

Dear my friends,

I'm sorry, this thread is not about any product review or technical news. I sincerely wish the administor would not delete my words here. And I hope you, the people with kindness in front of the screen would read this.

For the past several months, Foxconn, the worlds largest OEM manufactory in China has surprised the world by the news that Eleven of its working staff consecutively jumped out of the window and ceased their life forever.

Outsiders cannot get the real reasons of their jump. But you can think what an encourage they need when they conducted their final leap!

They are at the age 18, or 19. It is the age that his contemporaries in U.S. should sit in the classroom of a university. It is the age that their parents are concerning their daily life. It is the age that they should enjoy the sunshine that every corner of the worlds owns.

Do you know when you are reading with your iPAD that only $11 is the cost of manufacturing ( sorry, here, I should use the word "Assemble", it of course doesn't include the materials and other cost outside Foxcoon), for a iPad pricing at $499. And then how about the workers who are making those iPads, they earn around $200 per month, working day and night at least 10 hours without any holidays/ annual leave in one year.

Most of your daily digital products, iPhone, iPod, Dell, HP,Kindle are manufactured in this company in China.

My dear friends, I haven't the right to call for a boycott, to denounce the government, the evil company, but I beg you, everyone of you, to cast your attention a little bit on this.

Some of you may be arleady fathers or mothers. You may know better than I am what this mean to their parents! Those 11 workers, they should not die in the jail-liked factory, beat and scolded by the supervisors time by time before they decided to jump.

Next time, when you're reading or enjoying your new iPad or eink reader, please do not forget those young workers in the assemble line. We are all human beings. We share the same earth, we share the same destiny.

To whom the bell rings, Ernest Hemingway asked. To all of us, my friends!

Dear friends, I hope we can force a voice to let Apple/Kindle/Dell/HP know, we, the customers do NOT like to use products made with blood and tears! We need a clean Kindle, just like its color of white!!

Update: Thanks for all of your comments, Yesterday, the 12nd staff in consecutive in Foxconn jumped down from the window. Again, surprised the world. Why?

According to the report, as recently the global demand for iPAD and Kindle increases sharply, the Foxconn workers in China would usually take ovetime work up to 14 hrs a day with great pressure. That might be a possible reason why such cases break out collectively. I hope other friends in the forum can perhaps provide more details.

05-26-2010, 06:42 AM	#1
tiananmen Member Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: none	I beg every Apple Users' Attention!! Dear my friends, I'm sorry, this thread is not about any product review or technical news. I sincerely wish the administor would not delete my words here. And I hope you, the people with kindness in front of the screen would read this. For the past several months, Foxconn, the worlds largest OEM manufactory in China has surprised the world by the news that Eleven of its working staff consecutively jumped out of the window and ceased their life forever. Outsiders cannot get the real reasons of their jump. But you can think what an encourage they need when they conducted their final leap! They are at the age 18, or 19. It is the age that his contemporaries in U.S. should sit in the classroom of a university. It is the age that their parents are concerning their daily life. It is the age that they should enjoy the sunshine that every corner of the worlds owns. Do you know when you are reading with your iPAD that only $11 is the cost of manufacturing ( sorry, here, I should use the word "Assemble", it of course doesn't include the materials and other cost outside Foxcoon), for a iPad pricing at $499. And then how about the workers who are making those iPads, they earn around $200 per month, working day and night at least 10 hours without any holidays/ annual leave in one year. Most of your daily digital products, iPhone, iPod, Dell, HP,Kindle are manufactured in this company in China. My dear friends, I haven't the right to call for a boycott, to denounce the government, the evil company, but I beg you, everyone of you, to cast your attention a little bit on this. Some of you may be arleady fathers or mothers. You may know better than I am what this mean to their parents! Those 11 workers, they should not die in the jail-liked factory, beat and scolded by the supervisors time by time before they decided to jump. Next time, when you're reading or enjoying your new iPad or eink reader, please do not forget those young workers in the assemble line. We are all human beings. We share the same earth, we share the same destiny. To whom the bell rings, Ernest Hemingway asked. To all of us, my friends! Dear friends, I hope we can force a voice to let Apple/Kindle/Dell/HP know, we, the customers do NOT like to use products made with blood and tears! We need a clean Kindle, just like its color of white!! Update: Thanks for all of your comments, Yesterday, the 12nd staff in consecutive in Foxconn jumped down from the window. Again, surprised the world. Why? According to the report, as recently the global demand for iPAD and Kindle increases sharply, the Foxconn workers in China would usually take ovetime work up to 14 hrs a day with great pressure. That might be a possible reason why such cases break out collectively. I hope other friends in the forum can perhaps provide more details. Last edited by tiananmen; 05-27-2010 at 12:14 AM.