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		twelvechairs on Jan 22, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work How about you just charge $5 more and pay the Chinese workers more, get them some better working conditions and stop them working 14 hour days...

gbog on Jan 22, 2012 [–]

I am in China, if you force them to work less most will get a second job.

twelvechairs on Jan 23, 2012 | [–]

Sorry. not about 'forcing' them to work less, just making sure they can survive (and support others) on 8 hours a day if they choose to.

Of course its their choice if they want to work longer and earn more.

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