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  Schoolchildren in China work overnight to produce Amazon Alexa devices - jg23
  https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/aug/08/schoolchildren-in-china-work-overnight-to-produce-amazon-alexa-devices
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  inxdz
  >Leaked documents show children as young as 16 recruited by Amazon supplier
  Foxconn work gruelling and illegal hours
  
  16 is a legal age to work in many places of Europe, including my very own
  country. What exactly am I missing here?
  
  Also isn't it a bit manipulative to call a 16 year old teenager a
  "schoolchild"?
  
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  Cenk
  Are they in school?
  
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  seanmcdirmid
  They are in a trade school, the work was setup by the school (and was probably
  “required”) as is common practice in China (whether that is a moral thing or
  not).
  
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  inxdz
  Which is also legal in some places of Europe, it's called "practicing" or
  whatever.
  
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  seanmcdirmid
  I think the system in Europe is more about practicing skilled trade than just
  doing unskilled factory work. If this story was about kids apprenticing to be
  plumbers, then I think there would be much less outrage.
  
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  dragonelite
  Depends on the course, same practical internship are pretty much of the level
  of unskilled work. Still not okay without at least a decent pay if you ask me.
  
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  seanmcdirmid
  I don’t think 16 and a half kuai is very decent, but these kids are mostly
  from rural areas so it might seem like a good deal to them.
  
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  croh
  The company said in a statement: “We have doubled the oversight and monitoring
  of the internship program with each relevant partner school to ensure that,
  under no circumstances, will interns [be] allowed to work overtime or nights."
  
  My dear Chinese friends, does Chinese govt bother to punish FoxConn for this
  or overtime is just norm in industry ?
  
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  yfzhou
  I’d say it’s very likely considering China has all but admitted that its
  previous policy of favoring Taiwanese companies to push for economic
  unification has backfired. I think it’s a matter of time before China finds an
  excuse to kick every Taiwanese company out.
  
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  Josh379
  Sure, they don’t sleep yet they are able to assemble complex electrical
  equipment. Perfect reasonable, no need to question. I’ve also always believed
  it when told there are people who work three full time jobs. What amazing
  people!
  
  