Nine suicides in five months in a Chinese factory by Zivka Deleva

Believe it or not, what is an employer ready to do to protect its business! Apple’s manufacturer in China has ordered its workers to sign an agreement that they are not going to kill themselves and that they are going to accept the entrance into a psychiatric institution if they show “abnormal mental and physical state for the protection of themselves and the others”. No matter how crazy this sounds to you (to me, as well), but it seems like this measure has been necessary. In a short time, a lot of workers have convicted suicides at the plant in southern China. In only less than half a year, nine people have killed themselves at the Shenzhen factory. The ! last example was the one of a young boy, 19 year old. Another measure that should decrease the number of the suicides is the nets that are hung around buildings. One must pose the question, what is the concise problem with these people, what provokes them to do the act that I wouldn’t even call it a last hope. One thing is for sure, China workers are one of the worst treated in the world. Employees complain the most about the long working hours, low payment, severe management and big norms that push them to the limits of the endurance. People that work hard to improve labor’s conditions are even calling for a boycott of the Apple’s products, like iPhone, and especially, the international promotion of the newest product iPad. "The atmosphere inside our workplaces is so tight and depressing that we're not allowed to speak to each other for 12 hours or you'll be reproached by your supervisors. I feel like I have an empty life and work like a machine " ! 211; stated for South China Morning Post a 21-year old employe! e. And f or those conditions she gets 300 $ pay. My oh my, this Planet has a lot of luggage and human stupidity to stands up with!

by Zivka Deleva for Cantell TV (http://cantell.tv)

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