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Indignant workers threaten suicide at Foxconn park in Wuhan
Staff Reporter
2012-01-10
15:22 (GMT+8)
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On Jan. 2, about 300 employees at the plant belonging to Taiwan-based Foxconn ? the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer ? asked their employer for a raise. They were told in response to either quit their positions and receive compensation or keep their jobs and receive no additional payment. Most of the employees took the first option but the company terminated the agreement and none of them were given the money they were promised.
As the situation developed, the mayor of Wuhan came to dissuade the former employees from committing suicide. At 9:00pm on Jan. 3, the group chose life....
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120110000064&cid=1103
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Xbox 360 workers threaten mass suicide in China -
Report By Laura Parker, GameSpot AU
Posted Jan 10, 2012 6:35 pm PT
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Foxconn--one of the world's largest contract manufacturers of electronic components and products for companies like Apple, Dell, HP, Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft--has once again come under fire over poor working conditions at one of its Chinese factories.
According to a WantChina Times report, around 300 employees at the Foxconn Technology Park in Wuhan, China, (reportedly working on the Xbox 360 manufacturing line) threatened a mass suicide from the building's roof last week after Foxconn refused to pay out compensation packages it had previously promised.
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Microsoft has since issued the following statement to media in response to the reports:
"Microsoft takes working conditions in the factories that manufacture its products very seriously, and we are currently investigating this issue."
"We have a stringent Vendor Code of Conduct that spells out our expectations, and we monitor working conditions closely on an ongoing basis and address issues as they emerge. Microsoft is committed to the fair treatment and safety of workers employed by our vendors, and to ensuring conformance with Microsoft policy."
Foxconn made international headlines in 2010 after 18 employees attempted suicide, and 14 died in protest over poor working conditions and low wages throughout Foxconn's factories in China.
http://www.gamespot.com/news/xbox-360-workers-attempt-mass-suicide-in-china-report-6348437
Staff Reporter
2012-01-10
15:22 (GMT+8)
...
On Jan. 2, about 300 employees at the plant belonging to Taiwan-based Foxconn ? the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer ? asked their employer for a raise. They were told in response to either quit their positions and receive compensation or keep their jobs and receive no additional payment. Most of the employees took the first option but the company terminated the agreement and none of them were given the money they were promised.
As the situation developed, the mayor of Wuhan came to dissuade the former employees from committing suicide. At 9:00pm on Jan. 3, the group chose life....
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120110000064&cid=1103
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Xbox 360 workers threaten mass suicide in China -
Report By Laura Parker, GameSpot AU
Posted Jan 10, 2012 6:35 pm PT
...
Foxconn--one of the world's largest contract manufacturers of electronic components and products for companies like Apple, Dell, HP, Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft--has once again come under fire over poor working conditions at one of its Chinese factories.
According to a WantChina Times report, around 300 employees at the Foxconn Technology Park in Wuhan, China, (reportedly working on the Xbox 360 manufacturing line) threatened a mass suicide from the building's roof last week after Foxconn refused to pay out compensation packages it had previously promised.
...
Microsoft has since issued the following statement to media in response to the reports:
"Microsoft takes working conditions in the factories that manufacture its products very seriously, and we are currently investigating this issue."
"We have a stringent Vendor Code of Conduct that spells out our expectations, and we monitor working conditions closely on an ongoing basis and address issues as they emerge. Microsoft is committed to the fair treatment and safety of workers employed by our vendors, and to ensuring conformance with Microsoft policy."
Foxconn made international headlines in 2010 after 18 employees attempted suicide, and 14 died in protest over poor working conditions and low wages throughout Foxconn's factories in China.
http://www.gamespot.com/news/xbox-360-workers-attempt-mass-suicide-in-china-report-6348437