MCLC: thousands line up for Foxconn jobs

[Denton, Kirk]

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Subject: thousands line for Foxconn jobs
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Source: Cult of Mac (1/31/12):
http://www.cultofmac.com/143672/thousands-of-hopefuls-line-up-for-foxconn-j
obs-in-china-as-factory-ramps-up-iphone-production/

Thousands Of Hopefuls Line Up For Foxconn Jobs In China As Factory Ramps
Up iPhone 5 Production
By Killian Bell (8:14 am, Jan 31)

Thousands Of Hopefuls Line Up For Foxconn Jobs In China As Factory Ramps
Up iPhone 5 Production

Despite recent reports detailing the mistreatment of factory workers
assembling Apple products in China, there¹s still a huge demand for jobs
at the Foxconn factory. Thousands of people lined up for hours outside a
recruitment agency in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou in the hope that they
would be chosen to build iPhones at the Foxconn factory.

M.I.C. Gadget reports that the lines stretched a whopping 200 meters, with
thousands of hopefuls clutching applications forms for the jobs in
Foxconn¹s Zhengzhou factory as the company ramps up its iPhone production.
< likely for the sixth-generation iPhone 5.

Foxconn is reportedly working with the city to expand its workforce with
another 100,000 workers, who will start on a basic salary of 1650 yuan
($261).

After appraisal, that salary will rise to 2400 ­ 3200 yuan ($379-$506).
That seems low, but workers will also live free within Foxconn
dormitories, and they will not be required to pay for their own food. This
is, according to M.I.C. Gadget¹s report, what attracts so many young
jobseekers to the role.

This influx of staff will reportedly help Foxconn ramp up iPhone
production, and although it doesn¹t mention the iPhone 5, this is likely
to be the reason for the production boost. Apple has already caught up
with iPhone 4S demand, so it¹s doubtful these staff are required to
increase production of the fifth-generation device.

This strengthens a previous report that claimed Foxconn is gearing up to
produce the iPhone 5, ready for a launch this summer.

But the huge interest in these jobs will be a surprise to many, following
recent reports that detail the harrowing conditions Chinese workers must
suffer each day. Does this confirm Apple¹s claims that those reports are
misleading and inaccurate?