Your Next Giant LCD Could be Made by Foxconn in USA
Foxconn is talking about building plants in North America and Indonesia.
During Foxconn's 40th anniversary gathering, chairman Terry Gou told employees that the company plans to relocate some of its manufacturing away from China to its biggest market, the United States. He said many customers and partners have even asked Foxconn to build American factories.
Currently, Foxconn is investigating the possibility of manufacturing liquid display screens larger than 60 inches here in the States, as it's difficult to ship those panels to the U.S. from Asia. Foxconn has also set its sights on Indonesia thanks to rising costs and the labor situation in China.
Foxconn Technology Group announced back in November that the company plans to spend $30 million over the next two years to expand its current office located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, including hiring 500 new employees. Foxconn also plans to provide $10 million to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh to help in robotics research.
A prior report stated that Foxconn wants to open two headquarters here in the States: one on the West Coast and one on the East Coast. These two offices will seek out locations for factories, which will only manufacture high-end devices due to the higher cost of operation. China factories will continue to manufacture lower-end devices.
News of Foxconn wanting to build TVs in North America isn't anything new. Sources confirmed in November 2012 that an unknown number of American factories would focus on LCD TV production instead of Apple hardware. These factories will reportedly be highly automated and easier to manage.
Kuo Ming-Chi, an analyst at Taipei-based KGI Securities, told the Chicago Tribune on Sunday that Foxconn is looking more closely at the U.S. in order to move closer to some of their biggest clients. "Obama is also really pushing to return manufacturing to America and boost employment opportunities," he said.
Foxconn has production facilities in more than 10 countries including China, Turkey and Mexico. Gou told employees on Sunday that in order to diverse Foxconn's manufacturing base, Indonesia will need to be a key production site.
Gou also said that the company is shooting for 15 percent revenue growth in 2014.
I dont think he was trying to be racist, i think its just a typeo. there really is a TV brand called Changhong.
http://changhong.com.au/products/television/smart-tv/
Actually the last I heard Foxxconn paid their factory workers $350/Month and that salary was much higher than the avg. Too bad this is still below the minimum wage in the USA. Things must have really escalated for them to actually be considering a plant here. Usually the do so only to ease import restrictions or appease our government. For example car manufacturers are limited on how many cars they can import here unless they also have a plant here. LoL
(My Gti is 1% American and I was told by a vw rep that the 1% is actually a handful of bolts so they could bring more in. lmao)
Still think it's horrible? Ok. In order to improve things, someone needs to offer them a job that pays them better wages. Since you're obviously really upset about it, why not offer to let them compete for your job - then when they offer to do it for a dollar less per hour and no overtime or health benefits and your arse it out on the street, you can feel very righteous. Sound good?
It's not that I'm insensitive to the plight of these people and that I don't wish better for them... It's more that, this ineffectual stomping of feet and holding of breath and righteous outrage typed from "slave" made keyboards on "slave" made computers while we all live our cushy western world jobs while blowing our excess money on crap we never came close to needing is ridiculous. What's more ridiculous is, after our little tantrums, expecting others to do something about it while we continue supporting the system that makes it possible with our cushy lifestyles - but HEAVEN FORBID someone take away my iPhone/Android/Surface/GEForce whatever/Asus this/Samsung that/etc etc.
When you talk about this like your opinion is worth a damn, ask yourself, what have you done to change this? I mean, really done, other than do the internet equivalent of throwing a tantrum, all the while supporting the status quo where it really counts, with your credit card when you're buying something from the checkout? I doubt many of you who seem upset by "slave labour" and whatnot are more than talk.