Dying for an iPhone Apple, Foxconn and the lives of China's workers / Jenny Chan, Mark Selden, and Pun Ngai.
| Author/creator | Chan, Jenny |
| Other author | Selden, Mark. |
| Other author | Pun, Ngai, 1970- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Pluto Press, 2020. |
| Description | xvi, 273 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Apple, Foxconn and the lives of China's workers |
| Contents | A Suicide Survivor -- Foxconn: The World's Largest Electronics Manufacturer -- Apple Meets Foxconn -- Managing Foxconn -- Voices of Student Interns -- Fire and Brimstone -- Wandering the City -- Chasing Dreams -- Confronting Environmental Crisis -- Dead Man Walking -- Strikes and Protests -- Apple, Foxconn, and the Lives of China's Workers -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix 1 Our Book Website -- Appendix 2 Suicides and Attempted Suicides at Foxconn in China, 2010 -- Appendix 3 Fieldwork in China -- Appendix 4 Foxconn Facilities Around the World. |
| Summary | Suicides, excessive overtime, hostility and violence on the factory floor in China. Drawing on vivid testimonies from rural migrant workers, student interns, managers and trade union staff, 'Dying for an iPhone' is a devastating expose of two of the world's most powerful companies: Foxconn and Apple.0As the leading manufacturer of iPhones, iPads and Kindles, and employing one million workers in China alone, Taiwanese-invested Foxconn's drive to dominate global electronics manufacturing has aligned perfectly with China's goal of becoming the world leader in technology. This book reveals the human cost of that ambition and what our demands for the newest and best technology mean for workers.0Foxconn workers have repeatedly demonstrated their power to strike at key nodes of transnational production, challenge management and the Chinese state, and confront global tech behemoths. 'Dying for an iPhone' allows us to assess the impact of global capitalism's deepening crisis on workers. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021301728 |
| ISBN | 9780745341293 (paperback ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0745341292 (paperback ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780745341286 (hardback ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0745341284 (hardback ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | (PDF ebook) |
| ISBN | (Kindle ebook) |
| ISBN | (ePub ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |