A recent article published by the Guardian detailed a number of labor violations committed by a Foxconn factory in Hengyang, China that builds Echo smart speakers and Kindle e-Readers. In March, over 40% of employees in the factory were temporary "dispatch workers" who get paid more than permanent workers, but have no job security and do not qualify for sick pay or holiday pay. And when business slows, they can be fired without receiving any pay at all. A law passed in 2014 by the Chinese government states that only 10% of a factory's employees are allowed to be "dispatch workers."
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