[GELORA45] Kondisi kerja masih buruk bagi buruh pabrik di Tiongkok

[Tatiana Lukman jetaimemuc...@yahoo.com [GELORA45]]

Nah, kalau ini kisah buruh pabrik mainan.... Buruh bunuh diri setelah diPHK, 
buruh bunuh diri setelah mendapat "verbal abuse" dari manager... Resminya sih 
buruh hanya bekerja 8 jam (pasti si Chan akan berargumentasi begitu )....tapi 
dengan 8 jam itu tidak bisa memenuhi target!!!! Dan bagaimana kondisi 
hidupnya?? 8 orang di kamar kecil.. Dan pasti buruh-buruh ini juga termasuk 
yang sudah "diangkat dari kemiskinan", karena sudah menerima gajih $250 per 
bulan!!!! Kapan buruh-buruh ini bisa memiliki saham, ya, seperti yang 
diceritakan si Chan itu??? Sudahlah dengan dua contoh ini cukup!! Bosan dong 
kalau ditampilkan lagi berita "hoax" dari Falonggong ini!!
Working Conditions Still Poor for China’s Factory Workers, Says Watchdog 
Organization
By Annie Wu, Epoch TimesNovember 30, 2017 9:32 am Last Updated: December 6, 
2017 8:37 pmA Chinese worker paints unfinished licensed ceramic "Smurfs" at a 
factory in Dehua County, Fujian Province, China on December 7, 2014. (Kevin 
Frayer/Getty Images)ShareTweetShareEmail   Chinese factory workers producing 
toys for major brands like Mattel, Hasbro, and Disney continue to work in 
grueling conditions, with some driven to suicide, according to a recent report 
by nonprofit China Labor Watch.During the organization’s investigation of the 
Early Light Toy Factory in Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province, which 
manufactures toys, clothing, and travel accessories for major brands like 
Hasbro, Mattel, Costco, and Walmart, two workers jumped from the building. The 
workers were identified as Yang Zongfang, 38, who was fired after violating a 
factory rule that forbids workers from allowing other people to use their entry 
card, and Lin Jinhua, 34, who tried to end his life after verbal abuse by a 
manager.“China Labor Watch has been investigating working conditions in toy 
factories since 1999, and for over 18 years, this kind of tragedy has been 
constantly occurring,” the report says.Workers prepare to depart for a factory 
in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China, on February 26, 2009. (China 
Photos/Getty Images)In August, the organization investigated three other 
factories in Guangdong Province: Dongguan Qualidux Plastic Products, located in 
Dongguan City, which produces children’s products, like a Fisher-Price high 
chair; the Dongguan Chang’An Mattel Second Factory, which exclusively produces 
Barbie dolls for Mattel; and Shenzhen Winson Precision Manufacturing in 
Shenzhen City, which produces children’s toys like Mattel’s Hot Wheels toy 
cars.Investigators interviewed around 400 workers and also went undercover to 
get first-hand information about conditions in the factories. Many of the 
workers lived in factory dormitories, which were unsanitary and cramped, with 
eight or more workers in each small room, according to the report. The dorm at 
Shenzhen Winson, for example, had nine people to a room, with a toilet that 
required manually filling the basin with water to flush.Though the factories 
follow labor laws that stipulate that laborers work no more than eight hours a 
day, China Labor Watch found that many workers chose to work overtime to 
achieve production targets. Without overtime pay, most would only make the base 
wage of about $250 a month.The organization found that most workers worked for 
12 hours a day. All four factories had workers putting in over 80 overtime 
hours a month, with some clocking in around 140 overtime hours, according to 
the report.Chinese workers prepare stuffed toys at a factory in Zhejiang 
Province, China, on September 17, 2015. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)The report 
included photos of factory workers sleeping near the work area or in the 
factory’s recreation areas before work.Fire safety was another issue. At Early 
Light Factory, emergency exits were blocked with piles of products. During the 
lunch break, some workers also napped near emergency exits and 
staircases.Meanwhile, both Early Light and Qualidux Plastic Products did not 
provide adequate protective equipment or other safety measures for workers who 
used toxic chemicals, such as acetone, according to the report.