『為什麼不能批評富士康呢?』
『為什麼會有富士康這種發生員工連續跳樓自殺的工廠呢?』
『你們這些名嘴，怎麼能夠那麼確定，富士康絕對不是血汗工廠呢?』
這是本課程背後試著想要去理解的深層疑問與動力所在。2010年夏天，富士康深圳廠區發生工人連續跳樓自殺事件，之後，台灣的社會科學界學者，發起了「終結血汗工廠，捍衛勞動人權」的連署活動 ，因為在記者會上一句「台灣之恥」，引起了軒然大波，在此不多贅述。授課者位於此風暴的核心，在一連串接受媒體採訪、上call in節目與名嘴對話、與一大早打電話找上門謾罵的民眾溝通、回應眾多的email、收到恐嚇電話和一堆寄到學校的人身攻擊信之後，授課者體會到一種「不應該批評富士康(或郭台銘)」的心態，而這種心態，某個程度深深地嵌入台灣社會的深層，它似乎成為一條敏感的神經，在這個「全民拚經濟」以及期待「鮭魚返鄉」的時刻，被認為不應該輕易挑起。
富士康，是身處資本主義全球化漩渦當中，台灣社會一個充滿張力矛盾的東西，它是大企業，是台商，是權力，授課者認為，它也是血汗工廠(sweatshop)。富士康現象，某個程度可以被理解為「血汗工廠現象」，作為一個代工王國以及資本主義的半邊陲手肘，「台灣社會如何面對台商血汗工廠呢?」，授課者認為，對台灣社會寄予這樣的反身性期待，是有進步意義的，但是其社會過程並不簡單。這個課程，是這「反身性計畫」的一部分，要面對「血汗工廠現象」，必須要理解「血汗工廠結構」。我們生活所需的商品，相當程度都和「血汗工廠結構」脫不了關係，哀鳳手機只是其中一個例子，其他像衣服、鞋子、玩具、電腦、日用品等等，族繁不及備載。
藉著大學所賦予的自由學術空間，本課程將有系統地引介經濟社會學、經濟地理學、勞動社會學、政治經濟學與新社會運動等理論視角，來對資本主義全球化過程中的血汗工廠歷史形構、其政治經濟與社會矛盾、反血汗工廠的社會/文化實踐與社會基礎，進行深入的探討，以作為課堂參與者未來知識實踐的基礎。我們也將邀請台-中-港的反血汗工廠運動組織者，至課堂上進行演講、對談，並規劃戶外教學。『Why can't Foxconn be criticized?』
"Why are there factories like Foxconn, where employees jumped off the floor and killed themselves?"
"How can you be so sure that Foxconn is not a sweatshop manufacturer?"
This is the deep-seated questions and motivation that I want to understand behind this course. In the summer of 2010, workers jumped to the floor and killed themselves in the Shenzhen factory area. Afterwards, Taiwanese social science scholars launched a "final sweatshop factory to defend the right to mobilize people" because the reporter's sentence "The Evil in Taiwan" caused a huge uproar. I won't remark it here. The instructor is at the heart of this storm, receiving media access and calling After in-programs talking to famous speakers, talking to people who call early in the morning, responding to a lot of emails, receiving a terrifying phone call and a bunch of personal attack messages sent to the school, the subjects will receive a "no criticism of Foxconn (or Guo Tai-chan's attitude, and this attitude, which is deeply embedded in the depth of Taiwan's society, seems to have become a sensitive nerve. At this moment of "national economic struggle" and expectation of "fish return to the country", it is believed that it should not be easily provoked.
Foxconn is a thing that is full of conflicts in Taiwan’s society in the whirlpool of capitalism and globalization. It is a large enterprise, a Taiwanese businessman, and a power. In the opinion of the teachers, it is also a sweatshop. The Foxconn phenomenon, a certain extent, can be understood as the "sweatwork factory phenomenon". As an OEM kingdom and the semi-neighbor elbow of capitalism, "How does the Taiwanese society face Taiwanese sweatshop factories?" The teacher believes that placing such reflexive expectations for the Taiwanese society has a progressive meaning, but its social process is not simple. This course is part of this "reflexive plan". To face the "sweatwork factory phenomenon", we must understand the "sweatwork factory structure". The goods we need in life are of great importance to the "sweatwork factory structure". The mobile phone is just one of the examples, such as clothes, shoes, toys, computers, daily necessities, etc., which are not as good as the preparation.
Through the free academic space provided by universities, this course will systematically introduce theoretical perspectives such as economic society, economic geography, sports society, political economy and new social movements to globalize capitalism. In the process, the historical structure of the sweatshop factory, its political economy and social contradictions, and the social/cultural practice and social foundation of the anti-sweat factory will conduct in-depth discussions to serve as the basis for the future knowledge of the class participants. We will also invite anti-sweatworks movement organizers from Taiwan-China-Hong Kong to give lectures, talks, and plan for foreign teachers in the classroom.
兩岸三地高校富士康調研組(2009)兩岸三地高校富士康調研總報告(有電子檔)。
Bianco, A.(2006) The Bully of Bentonville: How the High Cost of Everyday Low Prices is Hurting America, Broadway Business. 陳正芬譯(2006)《沃爾瑪有錯嗎？每日低價的高代價》，台北：時報出版。
Dicken, P.(2003)Global Shift: Reshaping the Global Economic Map in the 21st Century. 劉衛東等譯(2007)《全球性轉變—重塑21世紀的全球經濟地圖》，北京：商務印書館。(有電子檔)(經濟全球化最佳教科書之一)
Fishman, C.(2006)The Walmart Effect, 張樺譯(2007)《沃爾瑪效應》，北京：中信。(有電子檔)
Klein, N.(2002) No Logo: No Space, No Choice, No Jobs, Picador.徐詩思譯(2003)No Logo, 台北：時報。(成為歐美暢銷書排行榜冠軍的社會學作品)
Rivoli, P.(2005)The Travel of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade, 1st Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.洪世民譯(2006)《一件T恤的全球經濟之旅(一版)》，台北：日月文化。
Rivoli, P.(2009)The Travel of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade, 2st Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 石建海譯(2011)《一件T恤的全球經濟之旅(二版)》，北京：中信。(非常值得一讀的關於全球化/反全球化的辯論案例，一版跟二版內容變動不少，我們將進一步拉出此書與相關研究的批判性對話)。(有簡體中文電子檔)
Ross, R.J.S.(2004)Slaves to Fashion: Poverty and Abuse in the New Sweatshops, Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press.(好讀不枯燥的血汗工廠英文教科書)
潘毅(2006)《中國女工─新興打工階級的呼喚》，香港：明報出版社(有電子檔)(農民工研究必讀經典，英文版曾榮獲重要社會學界C. Wright Mills獎2005年最佳著作，為首位獲此獎的亞洲學者)。
Foxconn Research Group (2009) General Report on Foxconn Research Group of Foxconn Colleges and Universities in Cross-Strait (with electronic files).
Bianco, A. (2006) The Bully of Bentonville: How the High Cost of Everyday Low Prices is Hurting America, Broadway Business. Chen Zhengfenlu (2006) "Is there something wrong with Walma?" High-generation prices for daily low prices”, Taipei: Timely Publishing.
Dicken, P. (2003) Global Shift: Reshaping the Global Economic Map in the 21st Century. Liu Huadong et al. (2007) "Global Transformation—Reshaping the Global Economic Map of the 21st Century", Beijing: Commercial Printing Library. (Electronic file) (One of the best textbooks for economic globalization)
Fishman, C. (2006) The Walmart Effect, Zhang Fenglu (2007) "Walmart Effect", Beijing: CITIC. (There is an electronic file)
Klein, N. (2002) No Logo: No Space, No Choice, No Jobs, Picador. Xu Fengsilu (2003) No Logo, Taipei: Time report. (Become the social work of the top player in the European and American sales list)
Rivoli, P. (2005)The Travel of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade, 1st Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (2006) "A T-Shirt's Global Economic Journey (1 Edition), Taipei: Sun and Moon Culture.
Rivoli, P. (2009)The Travel of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade, 2st Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (2011) "A T-Shirt's Global Economic Journey (2nd Edition), Beijing: CITIC. (The commentary cases about globalization/anti-globalization that are very worth reading. The content of the first and second editions has changed a lot. We will further draw out the critical dialogue between this book and related research). (There are simple Chinese electronic files)
Ross, R.J.S. (2004)Slaves to Fashion: Poverty and Abuse in the New Sweatshops, Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press.(English Educational and Science Book of Sweatshops, which is easy to read and not boring)
Pan Yi (2006) "Chinese Women Workers - New Happiness Workers' Call", Hong Kong: Ming Chu Publishing House (with electronic files) (must-read classic for research on migrant workers, the English version was awarded the best book of C. Wright Mills in the important social community, the first Asian student to win this award).
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| 課堂出席參與討論課堂出席參與討論 Class attendance and discussion |
26 | 主要視出席率及提問、回答問題積極度。 |
| 個人期中、期末報告個人期中、期末報告 Personal mid-term and final reports |
50 | 各一份，每份25%，2000字以上。 |
| 個人閱讀memo個人閱讀memo Read memo personally |
24 | 1000字以上，共兩份，針對文本閱讀撰寫心得。 |
