This story is amazing on its own, but something revealing: Apple's factory workers steal for rewards because they aren't paid a living wage.https://twitter.com/failnaut/status/877193889546997760 …
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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
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New York-based China Labor Watch contends that those workers are not paid a living wage.
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Sure but I'm having trouble verifying that. Do you know of any primary sources for cost of living in the neighborhoods near Foxconn?
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Hmm so you think wages are bad even with the $44/mo meal subsidy, 1.5x overtime, free shuttles, and $25/mo rent?
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I trust experts who say the conditions are bad, and after reading that report, I understand completely why workers would be tempted to leak.
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Perhaps Uber employees are not exactly in the best position to lecture others on appropriate workplace conditions.
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Rude!
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Where is the lie?
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Also: posted rate not negotiated rate, the questionable trustworthiness numbers on the internet about appt prices in China (broadly) etc
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These numbers aren't what we can conceive of being able to live on in the US in USD but it's a different scenario in practice
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I'm well aware of the difference in cost of living, and going from reports by labor groups.
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They also have to work significantly longer hours than what we'd consider normal, which would be another incentive.
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