A REAL WORKERS' PARADISE (via Gene Brown):

Foxconn Workers in China Say ‘Meaningless’ Life Sparks Suicides (Bloomberg News, 6/03/10)

Ah Wei has an explanation for Foxconn Technology Group Chairman Terry Gou as to why some of his workers are committing suicide at the company’s factory near the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.

“Life is meaningless,” said Ah Wei, his fingernails stained black with the dust from the hundreds of mobile phones he has burnished over the course of a 12-hour overnight shift.