I work at the Foxconn factory in Shenzhen, China. I started working at Foxconn in 2015. I’m a skilled worker. I work on fixing molds. There are many large machines in the factory with different molds. I sometimes repair them when they break.

It was so hard and painful at first. They give you a piece of metal and you use this tool to polish it until it becomes as clear as a mirror. My right hand is much more swollen than my left hand.

I earn ¥3500 (US$550)* a month for 60 hours of work per week, but they allow me to work overtime on the weekends so I get to earn around ¥4000, but they deduct insurance, which is around ¥500 and meals which is around ¥200 and then there’s also taxes. Foxconn pays less than other factories but it’s stable. Other smaller factories often shut down or move. Plus they always need people, and they are not picky.

I’ve worked at many different factories, factories that make printers, photocopiers, cameras, lenses, toys, floor tile, glass screens and high tech police monitoring equipment.

I started working when I was 14. My two younger brothers and younger sister wanted to go to school. My older sister couldn’t make enough money to send them all to school, so I went and worked with her to help earn more money for them.