Tuesday 2nd of August 2011

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Let's not let old arguments about 'technology creating unemployment' be a smokescreen for the real issues [..] Ironically, some of the workers say that they are made to feel like robots. It is the responsibility of the large corporations to ensure that the companies making their electronics abide by similar practices as in their home countries. And it is the responsibility of all of us not to buy goods made by workers who are stripped of their rights and dignity.

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Wednesday 17th of August 2011

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"It's no longer easy to double production by doubling your work force, it might be now cheaper to buy a new machine in the long run," he added. BBC News - Foxconn to boost use of robot machines in manufacturing.

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Wednesday 17th of August 2011

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In addition, the robot is compact and intended to fit into spaces ergonomically designed for human workers. This allows the robot to be easily interchanged with a human coworker when the production order is changed or a new layout is required. FRIDA concept robot.

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Friday 19th of August 2011

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Workers had complained about conditions at Foxconn factories in the past, with some saying they felt like machines themselves. Was this iPad made by a robot? - Hardware - Technology - News - CRN Australia.

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Thursday 15th of September 2011

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RT @MikeDobell: --> unemployment at wow thats a crazy stat

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Monday 26th of September 2011

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RT @News24: Another woman dies at Foxconn plant

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Monday 26th of September 2011

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: Explosion Kills Two, iPad Production Line Halted - @Gizmodo

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Wednesday 28th of September 2011

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's Shandong plant on fire (UPDATED with video) via @9to5mac

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Thursday 29th of September 2011

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iProtest - Activate - Al Jazeera English

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Tuesday 11th of October 2011

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Watch: The dreams of Foxconn

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Sunday 6th of November 2011

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FOXCONN TO MASS PRODUCE THEIR OWN "INTELLIGENT ROBOTICS KINGDOM"

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Tuesday 17th of January 2012

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the reason Apple assembles iPhones and iPads in China instead of America, is that assembling them here or Europe would cost much, much more — even with shipping and transportation. And it would cost much, much more because, in the United States and Europe, we have established minimum acceptable standards for the treatment and pay of workers like those who build the iPhones and iPads.

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Friday 10th of February 2012

#foxconn

Employees work excessive overtime, in some cases seven days a week, and live in crowded dorms. Some say they stand so long that their legs swell until they can hardly walk. Under-age workers have helped build Apple’s products, and the company’s suppliers have improperly disposed of hazardous waste and falsified records

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Friday 10th of February 2012

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"Hon Hai has a workforce of over one million worldwide and as human beings are also animals, to manage one million animals gives me a headache," said Hon Hai chairman Terry Gou at a recent year-end party, adding that he wants to learn from Chin Shih-chien, director of Taipei Zoo, regarding how animals should be managed.

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Tuesday 14th of February 2012

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Fair Labor Association Begins Inspections of Foxconn

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Saturday 16th of March 2013

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“Labor violations aren’t restricted to Samsung and are a problem in the electronics industry,”

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Tuesday 14th of January 2014

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Chine, Cambodge, Bangladesh: le réveil ouvrier

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Friday 5th of December 2014

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Robots Proving Unsuitable for iPhone Assembly, Updated Versions in the Works via @PeterAsaro

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Monday 20th of April 2015

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iPad: The Reality Distortion Field

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Thursday 26th of May 2016

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Foxconn replaces ’60,000 factory workers with robots

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Thursday 26th of May 2016

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RT @raymondpirouz: BREAKING NEWS: Foxconn too slow to upgrade its suicide nets to support additional weight of new robotic labor htt…

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Thursday 26th of May 2016

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RT @motherboard: The "robots replacing Foxconn workers" story is less sexy than you think

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