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Black Plowman | # 1 | 2011-05-01, 16:22 | Report

Better than Monty Python

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology...ted-inhumanely

bandora | # 2 | 2011-05-01, 16:58 | Report

lol 10 character limit

droitwichgas | # 3 | 2011-05-01, 17:15 | Report

"There was a copy effect. If one commits suicide, then others will follow."

First time I've heard anybody say that before!!

gerbick | # 4 | 2011-05-01, 20:50 | Report

Originally Posted by ysss View Post

Is there such thing as a 'right to commit suicide'?

Yep. Kevorkian thought so.

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ceroberts75 | # 5 | 2011-05-01, 21:03 | Report

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Excessive overtime is routine, despite a legal limit of 36 hours a month. One payslip, seen by the Observer, indicated that the worker had performed 98 hours of overtime in a month

youve got to be kidding me! dont tell the westerners about the rough hours they are putting becuase they are working 40-70 hours PER WEEK here.....not 134/mo.

Hootenholler | # 6 | 2011-05-01, 21:04 | Report

Woo said: "Suicides were not connected to bad working conditions. There was a copy effect. If one commits suicide, then others will follow."

... Thought the last part was Apple's latest slogan.

Also, if I jumped out of a window, I'd probably shout "Wooooooo!"

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canabal | # 7 | 2011-05-01, 21:31 | Report

The copy effect is very real for suicides. Read the book "The Tipping Point" and there is a long section about it.

maxximuscool | # 8 | 2011-05-01, 21:51 | Report

ahaha buying an Apple "i" product is like buying blood dimonds from Africa

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stlpaul | # 9 | 2011-05-01, 22:11 | Report

Originally Posted by ceroberts75 View Post

youve got to be kidding me! dont tell the westerners about the rough hours they are putting becuase they are working 40-70 hours PER WEEK here.....not 134/mo.

The article says their standard work week is 48 hours/week. Extra 24.5 overtime per week would be 72.5 hours per week. And that's assuming they are actually getting credit for all hours worked, which I doubt...

Where do you get this 134 hours/month figure?

stlpaul | # 10 | 2011-05-01, 22:15 | Report

Before you make fun of Apple, know that Nokia also uses the same factories from foxconn in china

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