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dc.contributorDepartment of Applied Social Sciences-
dc.creatorChan, J-
dc.creatorPun, N-
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10397/60333-
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dc.publisherJapan Focusen_US
dc.rightsArticles at The Asia-Pacific Journal are published under a Creative Commons license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/). Permission is granted to forward electronically to others and to post Asia-Pacific Journal texts for non-commercial purposes following Creative Commons guidelines, provided they are reproduced intact and the source indicated and linked. To publish Asia-Pacific Journal texts in electronic, printed or other forms, including course use, contact info.japanfocus@gmail.comcontact us at info.japanfocus@gmail.com.en_US
dc.rightsThe following publication Chan, J., & Ngai, P. (2010). Suicide as Protest for the New Generation of Chinese Migrant Workers: Foxconn, Global Capital, and the State 若手出稼ぎ中国人の抗議自殺−− フォックスコン, グローバル資本, 国家. Asia-Pacific Japan: Japan focus, v. 8, issue 37, no. 2, p. 1-33 is available at http://apjjf.org/-Jenny-Chan/3408/article.htmlen_US
dc.subjectSuicideen_US
dc.subjectProtesten_US
dc.subjectNew generation of migrant workersen_US
dc.subjectGlobal labor regimeen_US
dc.subjectMigrant wagesen_US
dc.subjectElectronics manufacturing service (EMS) industryen_US
dc.subjectFoxconnen_US
dc.subjectInternational brandsen_US
dc.subjectCitizenshipen_US
dc.subjectChinaen_US
dc.titleSuicide as protest for the new generation of Chinese migrant workers : Foxconn, global capital, and the stateen_US
dc.typeJournal/Magazine Articleen_US
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dcterms.abstractA startling 13 young workers attempted or committed suicide at the two Foxconn production facilities in southern China between January and May 2010. We can interpret their acts as protest against a global labor regime that is widely practiced in China. Their defiant deaths demand that society reflect upon the costs of a state-promoted development model that sacrifices dignity for corporate profit in the name of economic growth. Chinese migrant labor conditions as articulated by the state, are shaped by these intertwined forces: First, leading international brands have adopted unethical purchasing practices, resulting in substandard conditions in their global electronics supply chains. Second, management has used abusive and illegal methods to raise worker efficiency, generating widespread grievances and resistance at the workplace level. Third, local Chinese officials in collusion with enterprise management, systematically neglect workers’ rights, resulting in widespread misery and deepened social inequalities. The Foxconn human tragedy raises profound concerns about the working lives of the new generation of Chinese migrant workers. It also challenges the state-driven policy based on the use of internal rural migrant workers, whose labor and citizenship rights have been violated.-
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dcterms.alternative若手出稼ぎ中国人の抗議自殺 : フォックスコン, グローバル資本, 国家-
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAsia-Pacific journal : Japan focus, Sept. 2010, v. 8, issue 37, no. 2, p. 1-33-
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dcterms.issued2010-09-13-
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