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The politics of global production:Apple,Foxconn andChina's new working class
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Apple's commercial triumph rests in part on the outsourcing of its consumer electronics production to A sia. Drawing on extensive fieldwork at C hina's leading exporter—the T aiwanese‐owned F oxconn—the power dynamics of the buyer‐driven supply chain are analysed in the context of the national terrains that mediate or even accentuate global pressures. Power asymmetries assure the dominance of A pple in price setting and the timing of product delivery, resulting in intense pressures and illegal overtime for workers. Responding to the high‐pressure production regime, the young generation of C hinese rural migrant workers engages in a crescendo of individual and collective struggles to define their rights and defend their dignity in the face of combined corporate and state power.
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- Authors
- Chan, J., Pun, N., & Selden, M.
- Venue
- New Technology, Work and Employment
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2013-07
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 100-115
- ISSN
- 0268-1072
- 1468-005X
- Cited by
- 188
- References
- 0
- Language
- en
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