Day and Night at the Factory

Day and Night at the Factory
Working conditions of temporary workers in the factories of Nokia and its supplier in southern China

Day and Night at the Factory
Working conditions of temporary workers in the factories of Nokia and its suppliers in southern China

Institute of Contemporary Observation
Shenzhen, China

FinnWatch Finnish ECA (Export Credit Agency) Reform Campaign

March 2005

Carried out by the Institute of Contemporary Observation (ICO), Shenzhen, China Written by Liu Kaiming and Deng Xin Translated into Finnish by Reetta Lindgren Translated from Finnish by Ekhart Georgi Technical realisation by Eeva Simola and Tove Selin Published by FinnWatch and the Finnish ECA (Export Credit Agency) Reform Campaign Photographs by ICO and Tove Selin Layout design by Petri Kuokka/Aarnipaja Ky Layout by Riikka Halonen Printed by Offset-Koppinen Oy, Helsinki 2005 FinnWatch receives financial support from the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs from funds designated for NGO information on development policy. The Finnish ECA Reform Campaign has received grants from the US-based Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. The opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily represent those of the financial backers. The English translation was financed by the Trade Union Solidarity Centre of Finland. © ICO, FinnWatch, and Finnish ECA Reform Campaign

Day and Night at the Factory

Working conditions of temporary workers in the factories of Nokia and its suppliers in southern China

Contents
Foreword ....................................................... 5 1. ICO: Introduction and main conclusions ...6 2. Methodology ............................................. 7 3. Background ................................................8
3.1 China’s ICT and electronics industry .................... 8 3.2 Nokia and its largest Chinese suppliers ..............9 3.2.1 Nokia Group 3.2.2 Foxconn Electronics Inc. (Foxconn) 3.2.3 BYD Company Ltd. 3.2.4 Salcomp (Shenzhen)... [continues]

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