• Suicides Spur Nintendo, Sony & Microsoft to Investigate Foxconn (manuf. of their consoles)
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[url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/101014-Suicides-Spur-Nintendo-Sony-and-Others-to-Investigate-Foxconn]Source[/url] [quote]Following a wake of suicides at one of its plants, Foxconn is now subject to a series of probes by various electronics manufacturers. It seems that Foxconn Technology Group just isn't a good place to work, no matter what your position. After [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxconn#Employee_suicides_and_deaths]several recent suicides[/url] at one of the company's facilities, the Foxconn has found itself the subject of several investigative probes by some of its biggest clients. On Friday, Nintendo, Sony, and Nokia announced -via separate statements- that they would all be investigating Foxconn due to the reports of high numbers of suicides in recent months. Currently, Foxconn is used by Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft to assemble their various consoles; other major electronics manufacturers like Dell, Nokia, and Apple use the company for other devices. Apple, earlier last week, also announced an investigation of the company. Critics have leveled accusations against Foxconn that include harsh working conditions, physical abuse of employees, and long hours with low pay as being some of the factors in the suicides. According to the company's corporate parent, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., Foxconn has tried just about everything to reduce worker stress, including an "anger room" (where employees beat up dummies to release anger), counseling services, playing calming buddhist music at the assembly lines, and even requiring workers to sign letters saying they won't kill themselves. [url=http://www.dailytech.com/Chinese+Govt+Demands+Foxconn+Stop+Suicides+Says+Unions+are+the+Answer/article18557.htm]The Chinese government[/url] has even gotten involved, demanding that Foxconn fix the situation as soon as possible, going so far as to say improved labor unions would go a long way to make things better. One would think that not making workers into unpaid overtime on the assembly line, awarding promised raises, and [url=http://www.dailytech.com/Another+Foxconn+Worker+Commits+Suicide+Video+of+Employee+Beating+Leaks/article18471.htm]not letting its security force beat up the workers[/url] might also be steps the company would want to consider.[/quote] [img]http://www.escapistmagazine.com/images/display/66994.jpg[/img]
They must have been dying to work there.
Suppose they killed a lot of time making those consoles.
Well, that's unexpected.
Pff, all the shizzle about how terrible Mac's factories are, while the same agency runs factories of the companies of which 90% of this forum at least 1 adores? A bit hypocritical, isn't it? Screw that I am too tired to form a proper sentence.
I want to beat up dummy dolls too
Must have been bored to death working there.
I guess this sets back any release of any new hardware from them, I was dying to hear about any new stuff. We're horrible.
brb buying a wii
The puns in here are shit.
it seems Foxconn Became FoxDie [B] YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH[/B]
Mo' money mo' problems
It seems the puns in this thread Are as about as funny a bunch of people committing suicide [b]YYYYYEAAAAA-no...[/b]
Foxcon never was Foxpro ya know.
I want to commit suicide after reading those puns.
[QUOTE=Pleather;22287419]I want to beat up dummy dolls too[/QUOTE] Better to go to Foxconn's manager's office, there you will find a dummy doll with a suit and sound-effects...
I hear their electronics are to die for.
The conns of working at Foxconn seem to outweigh the pros (this is the best i could do)
[QUOTE=ifaux;22288234]The conns of working at Foxconn seem to outweigh the pros (this is the best i could do)[/QUOTE] Should've just said, "I guess the pros were outweighed by the conns."
[quote]Foxconn has tried just about everything to reduce worker stress, including an "anger room" (where employees beat up dummies to release anger)[/quote] They beat up slow workers and idiots?
Probably that the security guards or someone is beating the other workers, I saw that, that they're beating them. For some fucking reason.
[IMG]http://filedump.d2k5.com/f/d/Qz7TmQDWBnUd8ouzn4b9/file/false-smiling.png[/IMG] Reports of false smiling investigated at Foxconn
It's quite a big scandal here in Germany as they are also manufacturing Nokia, Apple and many others.
I read that Foxconn provides decent financial support to the families of workers who commit suicide. That explained a lot to me. I wouldn't be surprised if people did it for their families (in combination with poor quality of life) Also: [Quote=http://www.osnews.com/story/23359/The_Foxconn_Suicides]However, an important bit of information is often ignored, because this bit of information kind of takes all the sting out of this juicy story: the total amount of workers at Foxconn. This massive company has an even more massive amount of workers: 486000 employees (although AP states 300000, and The New York Times says 420000). That would be 3% of the Dutch population. This number is so immense it will fly over most people's heads, but it's a very important figure, because if you compare the number of suicides among Foxconn's 486000 employees to the Chinese average, you'll see that Foxconn is still well below said average. In China, 14 out of 100000 people commit suicide every year. This means that to match China's average, 68 Foxconn employees would have to commit suicide every year.[/Quote] Foxconn's suicide rate is below average
[QUOTE=Killuah;22288435]It's quite a big scandal here in Germany as they are also manufacturing Nokia, Apple and many others.[/QUOTE] And none of them has to do with Germany. Wat
Foxconn makes complete shit. I've never bought from them.
[QUOTE=dirty harry;22287513]The puns in here are shit.[/QUOTE] I'm dying to hear a good one. :sigh:
[QUOTE=Jimmyshimmy;22287666]it seems Foxconn Became FoxDie [B] YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH[/B][/QUOTE] Why did this get dumbs? Haven't you guys ever played Metal Gear Solid? Geez.
[QUOTE=Funky Pickle;22292741]Why did this get dumbs? Haven't you guys ever played Metal Gear Solid? Geez.[/QUOTE] What the fuck, that post had nothing to do with Metal Gear at all. It was a CSI joke.
[QUOTE=Mr. Scorpio;22289694]Foxconn makes complete shit. I've never bought from them.[/QUOTE] Never had a ipod?
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