Posts Tagged ‘Foxconn’

Apple agrees to better assembly plant conditions: Employees saddened

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012

The social justice concerns users of Apple iPhones, iPads, iPods and Mac computers about working conditions in China’s Foxconn electronics factories have been addressed by Apple and Foxconn. Not only do workers face long hours, but they also face many hazardous conditions. There have been reports of injuries, and some employees have attempted suicide. In Read more

1 Million Workers. 90 Million iPhones. 17 Suicides. Who’s to Blame?

Friday, March 25th, 2011

We all like our iPhone’s, Mac’s, iPads, our cameras, MP3 players but the factory we these wonderfully creative devices have been manufactured has been a place of suicide for 17 people. Suicide at Foxconn Shenzhen plant where Apple and many other companies have their manufacturing plants has thankfully seems to be a thing of the Read more