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Apple faces its 'Nike moment' over working conditions in Chinese factories

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Apple is facing a "Nike moment" which hit the shoe company in the 1990s when its use of cheap labour in the Far East was revealed, one of the inspectors of Apple's Chinese suppliers has said. Speaking to ABC News' Nightline program, ...

Feb 20 2012, 12:38pm CST

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3 employee deaths reported at Foxconn

Source: Boston.com

SHANGHAI — Three Chinese employees at Foxconn, one of the world’s biggest contract electronics manufacturers, died in what were believed to be suicides in recent weeks, which a group that monitors labor conditions in China says is the latest indication t ...
Full article at: Boston.com  More like this  12 hours ago

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"When I was in Foxconn, there were rumours about pay raises every now and then, but I've never seen that day happen until I left ... This time it sounds more credible."


Source: Guardian Unlimited

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Three suicides at Apple supplier's China factory

Source: The Age

Three Foxconn workers have committed suicide at a factory in China in the past three weeks, according to a labour rights group. The three worked at a plant in the central city of Zhengzhou run by the Taiwanese electronics giant. A 30-year ...
Full article at: The Age  More like this  14 hours ago, 6:47pm CDT

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Foxconn reports three possible suicides at factories in China

Source: ITWorld.com

May 20, 2013, 9:17 AM — Three workers at Foxconn factories in China have fallen to their deaths in recent weeks and police are investigating, according to the company. On April 27 and May 14, two workers employed at the Foxconn factory in Zhen ...
Full article at: ITWorld.com  More like this  1 day ago, 8:17am CDT

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Suicides continue at Foxconn

Source: Tom's Hardware Guide

Just as it seemed the Foxconn suicide saga was winding down, reports have emerged that three more workers have killed themselves over the past three weeks. According to China Labour Watch, the first in the latest series of suicides occurred on 24 April, ...
Full article at: Tom's Hardware Guide  More like this  1 day ago, 4:45am CDT

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The Last of Three Foxconn Suicides Wasn’t Work Related, Report Claims

Source: Softpedia

China Labor Watch, an independent non-profit organization which defends labor rights in China, is reporting another disturbing suicide occurring at Foxconn’s Zhengzhou factory where Apple iPhones are assembled. A press release issued by the l ...
Full article at: Softpedia  More like this  1 day ago, 3:23am CDT

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Hon Hai Confirms Employee Deaths

Source: Wall Street Journal

By Lorraine Luk TAIPEI—Two Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. employees have fallen to their deaths in Zhengzhou, China, since late April, the company disclosed Monday, highlighting the continued struggles the Apple Inc. supplier is facing as ...
Full article at: Wall Street Journal  More like this  1 day ago, 12:09am CDT

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New suicides reported at Foxconn China factory

Source: MarketWatch

Want to see how this story relates to your portfolio? Just add items to create a portfolio now: LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Three workers at a Foxconn Technology Group factory in Zhengzhou, China, have killed themselves over the past three weeks, Agen ...
Full article at: MarketWatch  More like this  1 day ago, 11:26pm CDT

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More Suicides at Apple Supplier Foxconn

Source: Wall Street Cheat Sheet

Questions about working conditions at longtime Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) supplier Foxconn are being raised once again as reports emerge of three worker suicides in the last three weeks. Non-profit organization China Labor Watch ...
Full article at: Wall Street Cheat Sheet  More like this  2 days ago, 7:25am CDT

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Before You Buy That T-Shirt

Source: The New York Times

Beawiharta/Reuters Workers making clothes at a factory in Jakarta, Indonesia. The deaths and injuries of thousands of garment workers in Bangladesh raise the question of how American and European consumers might assert their power to change appal ...
Full article at: The New York Times  More like this  2 days ago, 12:49pm CDT



 

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