Day 7: Break Time – “Release Of Stress”

After the training session, the employees were arranged to start work very swiftly. They were not allowed to rest during the day time.

The journalist had visited many Foxconn facilities like dormitory, canteen, bathing room, playground, gym, hospital, postal office, library and shopping street during his disguise and most of them were found to be of “no use.”

Here is a description about the weekends from journalist’s diary: “Over the weekends, outside at the playground, there’s a social gathering where all Foxconn workers gather and dance. The host of the party speaks through the mic: 'We are all over stressed everyday and we are not allowed to shout on the production floor. Over here you can shout as loud as you want to release your stress.’”

DAYS 8 to 10: iPhone 5 Assembling- “Do What You Are Told To Do!”

Finallt, after his seven days at the Foxconn, the reporter got to work on the iPhone5. This is what he wrote: “We have reached the entrance of the production floor with a warning sign that says: ‘TOP SECURITY AREA’. We are told that if anyone enter or exit the metal detector door with carrying any metallic stuff in their body such as belt buckle, ear rings, cameras, handset, mp3 players, the alarm will sound and they will be fired on the spot. One of my roommates told me that his friend was fired because he carried an USB charging cable. When I walked into the production floor after passing through the metal detector door, I heard loud sounds of machinery engines and a very dense of plastic smell. Our supervisor warned us: “Once you sit down, you only do what you are told”. The supervisor finally presented us the back of the iPhone 5 and showed it to all of us and said: ‘This is the new unleashed iPhone 5 back plate, you should be honored having the chance to produce it.’”