Thousands Queue Up In Hopes of Getting a Summer Job at Foxconn

Posted July 18, 2012 at 4:20pm by iClarified | Please help us and submit a translation by clicking here | 2753 views

Despite reportedly poor working conditions, thousands are lining up in hopes of getting a job at Foxconn's plant in Chengdu, reports M.I.C. Gadget.

Heavy rains have battered Chengdu over the past few days, but this won't stop young jobseekers lining up for Foxconn summer jobs at the Foxconn plant in Chengdu. Thousands of people were lining up, and they were armed with rain gear and umbrellas, standing out in the rain just for a chance to audition.

Job applicants need to pay 150 yuan ($24 US) to apply and must have good eyesight.

Foxconn will soon begin production of the iPhone 5 and is also rumored to be manufacturing the iPad mini.

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ratGT - July 18, 2012 at 11:29pm

Wasn't the Foxconn factory presented by the foreign media as 'hell on earth'??? (and working conditions referred/blamed on Apple, while HP, Microsoft, Dell, etc. are making their stuff at the exact same factory) - How come now ALL these Chinese people are lining in masses on order to have A SMALL CHANCE to work over there? And don't give me that 'they-don't-have-any-other-choice' crap, because they have a choice among THOUSANDS of other factories they could have applied for!...

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Samsung=Shiite - July 18, 2012 at 5:31pm

Maybe if they send over all the work shy lazy fucks in the west you might get iPhone next week

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