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China: Workers at Henan Foxconn reportedly fainted after being scheduled to work 20 consecutive days with only one day off (clb.org.hk)

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Several videos shared online by Foxconn workers in Zhengzhou, Henan province, depict workers fainting due to long hours of overtime work in October. Given the demanding schedules, workers asked,

On 8 October, a video on Douyin described a female worker being taken to the hospital after days of night work. Three days later, another video (which has since been removed) reported that two workers fainted in the F area of the Foxconn facility. Additionally, a video uploaded on 12 October (also removed) reported another incident of a worker fainting in a workshop. China Labour Bulletin was unable to verify whether these reported cases overlapped.

Foxconn factories in Henan have significantly extended working hours following the release of the new iPhone models, leading many workers to believe this contributed to recent fainting incidents.

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Similar arrangements for longer working hours were also reported at Foxconn factories in Shenzhen, although no fainting incidents have been reported.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Horrible... shitty Productivism

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Additionally, the overtime hours under Foxconn's schedule significantly exceed the legal limits. Accounts from multiple workers indicate that many worked over 300 hours in October

That's crazy, 48 hours work week is already demanding, 75 is inhumane.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

Classic China.

Of course there was no uyghur genocide and the 996 schedule is as fake as all the sweatshops.

Of course there aren't suicide nets outside our production facilities either.

Nope, all made up.