Cribbed images reveal spartan state of Foxconn's Shenzhen dorms

Roughly half of Foxconn's 420,000 workers are based in Shenzhen. The facility is where electronics for many Western companies are assembled, including Apple products like the iPhone. Captured as part of a joint project by Wired and Gizmodo, the photos reveal spartan worker dormitories, with only modest luxuries. Halls are described as "institutionally" empty, and dimly lit.

Foxconn has reportedly outsourced the management of its employee living quarters, a response to complaints about potential conflicts of interest in doing it itself.

Read more: Photos show state of Foxconn's Shenzhen campus (electronista.com)