![]() The series of suicides drew media attention, and employment practices at Foxconn-one of the world's largest contract electronics manufacturers-were investigated by several of its customers, including Apple and Hewlett-Packard (HP). While 2010 was a notable year for the company in the number of suicides preceding years saw suicides being reported as well. Threw himself from an apartment building after losing an iPhone prototype in his possession. Threw himself from the sixth floor of a dormitory building Before death, he claimed he was beaten and his residence searched by Foxconn employees. Jumped from building after being sent to a psychiatric hospital Died in Deyuan town, Chengdu (possibly in Pi County) Threw himself from building at Shenzhen plant. Īdditionally, 150 Chinese workers threatened suicide in protest on 2 January 2012. 2013 English nameĮva Dou of The Wall Street Journal reported the suicide of a 31-year-old night shift worker at Foxconn's production building in Zhengzhou on 18 August 2016. Response Foxconn clients Īpple issued a public statement about the suicides, and company spokesperson Steven Dowling said " saddened and upset by the recent suicides at Foxconn. ![]() ![]() A team from Apple is independently evaluating the steps they are taking to address these tragic events, and we will continue our ongoing inspections of the facilities where our products are made." The statement was released after the results from the company's probe into its suppliers' labor practices were published in early 2010. Īpple committed to the implementation of changes following the suicides, but in late 2014 news reports of labor issues at another factory of a Chinese supplier also surfaced.įoxconn was not specifically named in the report, but Apple suggested poor treatment of workers in facilities that manufacture its products may include violations of labor laws, violations of Apple's own rules for suppliers, and child labor (workers as young as 14 could legally work in China through special programs around the time this report was compiled). ![]()
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