Star Simpson

I did a quick search and this site http://www.expatarrivals.com/china/beijing/cost-of-living-in-beijing … claims ¥7000/mo for an unfurnished 2br in Beijing

I paid less than half that for a 3br right at Tsinghua (in the fancy/tech district) in Beijing which again is not where the factories are

New York-based China Labor Watch contends that those workers are not paid a living wage.

Sure but I'm having trouble verifying that. Do you know of any primary sources for cost of living in the neighborhoods near Foxconn?

Here's a link to that report. https://redirect.viglink.com/?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_149797703806916&key=ce074976249105acf14d8c9cf69bdcd1&libId=j45sp7f501003n6p000MAgsa8vsh&loc=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnet.com%2Fnews%2Flow-wages-and-long-hours-still-persist-at-iphone-factory-claims-labor-group%2F&v=1&out=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chinalaborwatch.org%2Fupfile%2F2015_10_21%2F2015.10%2520Apple%2520Pegatron%2520report%2520FINAL--compress.pdf&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&title=Low%20wages%2C%20long%20hours%20persist%20at%20iPhone%20factory%2C%20says%20labor%20group%20-%20CNET&txt=China%20Labor%20Watch%20made%20the%20allegations%20in%20a%20new%20report …

Hmm so you think wages are bad even with the $44/mo meal subsidy, 1.5x overtime, free shuttles, and $25/mo rent?

I trust experts who say the conditions are bad, and after reading that report, I understand completely why workers would be tempted to leak.

Perhaps Uber employees are not exactly in the best position to lecture others on appropriate workplace conditions.