The workers are shout at every day, said Zeng

Author:
Ivica Kristović
http://www.vecernji.hr/autori/ivica-kristovic-4987/profil

New York student Dejian Zeng spent six weeks at the Pegatron factory in Shanghai assembling the popular iPhone.

It had 12-hour working hours day, and shared the bedroom with another seven people, Business Insider writes. "I spent the whole time, 12 hours a day, doing the same job. I was in charge of tweaking the screw that held the loudspeaker from the rear of the phone, "Zeng said, adding that his working time started at 7.30. "Then we would spend 12 hours at the factory, but we had an hour and a half break," Zeng explained, adding that the job was terribly tedious because I was doing the same thing all the time. His monthly salary was 3110 yuan, or about 3100 kuna (about 480 US$), and he worked six days a week, Sundays were free.

Shouting on workers is every day practice

"There were about 70,000 workers in the entire complex, in seven factories," he said, adding that he had to wear a uniform. Most workers did not have an iPhone but used cheaper Chinese smartphones. Upon arrival, they had to "drain" their identity card and pass face recognition to open the door. Then they would follow the inspection of the metal detector.

- That was the time I worked on iPhone 6s. When i moved to the production where iPhone 7 was manufactured, the security measures were intensified. And on the 4th floor I would have to retrieve the card and go through another metal detector - Zeng said. "What shocked me was the behavior of a manager. Violence on workers is daily, "Zeng said, adding that workers' suicide was prevented by placing nets on the stairs and grilles on the windows.

200 people to one bathroom

He lived in a bedroom outside the factory complex he traveled to work every day 10 minutes. There were eight people in the room, and he did not particularly like the fact that for 200 people on the floor there was only one bathroom where everyone was to use. "Workers mostly do two things: either in their rooms they are watching movies on mobile phones or playing online games at the internet," Zeng said, that he ate in the facilities that were in the factory complex. Men aged 18 to 30 were the majority of the workers they saw. On weekends they usually go to a large market for lunch and socializing with beer.

- Alcohol or smoking is not allowed in the dormitory. You can not even get in if you're drunk because you know how to get rid of it because of it, "Zeng said, adding that the factory had a big" fluctuation "of people and some workers were leaving after two weeks or a month. "I do not think they are proud of the job they are doing, but they see it as a way to earn," Zeng concluded.

Source:
http://www.vecernji.hr/svijet/evo-kako-izgleda-zivot-u-tvornici-gdje-se-sklapa-iphone-posebno-me-sokiralo-1164724

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