Dying for an iPhone : Apple, Foxconn, and the lives of China's workers

Jenny CHAN, Mark SELDEN, Ngai PUN

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Abstract

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.

As 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.

Foxconn 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.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationChicago
PublisherPluto Press
Number of pages304
ISBN (Electronic)9781786806277
ISBN (Print)9780745341293, 9780745341286
Publication statusPublished - 2020
Externally publishedYes

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Jenny Chan, Mark Selden, and Pun Ngai.

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