Why mass production in China works. Inside one of the world’s largest electronics factories, Yuan Yandong, 24, sits on a stool six nights a week, 12 hours a night barring meal and bathroom breaks, and assembles computer hard drives for an American company.
Mr. Yuan earns about 75 cents an hour. With overtime premiums, he takes home $235 a month. His rent is about $44 a month, plus $7 for water and electricity, and there are quite a few other expenses, but he said he manages to save about 40 percent. He also gets company subsidised meals and clothes, so from an economic perspective, he isn't doing too badly. The downside is that he has to work like a machine. Read the article from the New York Times.
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