Workplace Dignity in a Total Institution: Examining the Experiences of Foxconn’s Migrant Workforce

In 2010, a cluster of suicides at the electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn Technology Group sparked worldwide outcry about working conditions at its factories in China. Within a few short months, 14 young migrant workers jumped to their deaths from buildings on the Foxconn campus, an all-encompas...

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Authors: Lucas, Kristen (Author) ; Kang, Dongjing (Author) ; Li, Zhou (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2013
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2013, Volume: 114, Issue: 1, Pages: 91-106
Further subjects:B migrant workers
B Labor Relations
B Workplace dignity
B total institution
B Organizational Culture
B Communication
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