Assembly line worker Ian Whitcombe, 21, who has been at the plant for four years, feared he would find it difficult to find a new job.

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Mr. SEPIC: Assembly line worker, Oscar Johnson(ph), says he's proud to work at one of Ford's most productive facilities but he concedes he still hasn't figured out what to do next.

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Another worker, who would identify himself only as Mr. Xiao, started as an assembly-line worker almost three years ago, just after graduating from a technical school in central China, where Hon Hai recruited him.

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