• Suicides Spur Nintendo, Sony & Microsoft to Investigate Foxconn (manuf. of their consoles)
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This is so fucking stupid. Foxconn is nothing compared to other workplaces in China. [editline]01:49AM[/editline] [QUOTE=Metanoia;22288461]Foxconn's suicide rate is below average[/QUOTE]THIS Really, I'm willing to bet there are Japanese companies with MUCH higher averages than that.
You know your human rights are bad when China tell you to improve them..
[QUOTE=Brage Nyman;22292871]Never had a ipod?[/QUOTE] No.
[img]http://www.escapistmagazine.com/images/display/66994.jpg[/img] What are they looking at? It's Bob on the roof.
[QUOTE=Ortzinator;22293970][img]http://www.escapistmagazine.com/images/display/66994.jpg[/img] What are they looking at? It's Bob on the roof.[/QUOTE] Oh god I lol'd
Not sure if the cases will go anywhere. The investigators are sure to get [I]outfoxed.[/I]
Nintendo has a heart <3
Everything I wear, play and watch is made from the tears of people! :saddowns:
[QUOTE=Killuah;22288435]It's quite a big scandal here in Germany as they are also manufacturing Nokia, Apple and many others.[/QUOTE] They manufacture most consumer electronics in use. Its been quite annoying to read (mainly the mass media / non tech orientated) the media repeatedly blaming Apple and suggesting that Apple run the factories, without even acknowledging that many other companies use Foxconn.
[QUOTE=Metanoia;22288461]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: Foxconn's suicide rate is below average[/QUOTE]I was just about to go on about the company being cruel to workers, thanks for posting that before, so I didn't end up looking like a twat. It's actually rather interesting they're well below the Chinese average.
I think I read the same article, apparently their family's get the equivalent of 10 years pay. I guess if someone was contemplating it, and they were in debt that [i]might[/i] just push them over the edge (Well, cause them to jump as the case may be).
[QUOTE=Jsm;22295885]I think I read the same article, apparently their family's get the equivalent of 10 years pay. I guess if someone was contemplating it, and they were in debt that [I]might[/I] just push them over the edge (Well, cause them to jump as the case may be).[/QUOTE] Then it's still foxconns fault for their initial low wages
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