【读新闻学英语】苹果让中国学生组装iPhoneX,是工作实习还是廉价劳动力?
2017年11月22日 12:03你的良心不会痛吗?
Foxconn has illegally brought on 3000 students from the Zhengzhou Urban Rail Transit School to assemble the iPhone X as it works to make up ground following severe production delays.
由于生产延误严重,富士康公司非法从郑州城市轨道交通工程技术职业中学招来3000名学生组装iPhone X手机。
illegally:非法
assemble:组装
The students, who range in age from 17 to 19, have reportedly been required to work at the plants in order to complete a "work experience" graduation requirement. They regularly work 11-hour days, which violates Chinese labour laws for student interns.
这些学生的年龄在17至19岁之间,为了完成“工作经验”的毕业要求,被要求在苹果工厂工作。他们经常每天工作11个小时,违反了中国劳工法关于学生实习的规定。
graduation:毕业
violate:违反
"We are being forced by our school to work here.This work has nothing to do with our studies. " one student said, who was made to assemble 1200 iPhone X cameras a day.
一名学生说到:“我们被强迫在这里工作,这些工作对我们的学习一点帮助都没有。”这名学生每天都要装配1200个iPhone X手机摄像头。
forced:被迫的
camera:摄像头
Both Apple and Foxconn acknowledged that they were aware of the students working overtime, and said they were investigating the matter. Apple, however, insisted that "the students worked voluntarily, were compensated and provided benefits."
苹果公司和富士康公司都承认了学生超时工作的事实,并表示他们正在调查此事。然而,苹果公司坚持说“这些学生们自愿在这里工作,已经得到了补偿并获得了福利。”
acknowledge:承认
insist:坚持
voluntarily:自愿的
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