China's Tech Factories Turn to Student Labor

Schools send thousands of teenagers to the outskirts of Chongqing, a southwestern Chinese city, to put together electronic devices for some of the world's largest brands. Many students say they are given no choice. Chinese law limits student interns to eight work hours a day with no night shifts, and states that schools should place students in internships related to their majors. These rules are widely disregarded by factories. Student interns have become increasingly entrenched in China's labor force, especially among major electronics makers. At some factories, interns say they outnumber regular workers.