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A look inside the conditions at Foxconn
Sep 9, 2010
A Bloomberg BusinessWeek story profiles the man who started the Chinese manufacturing company Foxconn, which was thrust into the spotlight after a string of suicides at one of its plants. Bloomberg BusinessWeek editor Josh Tyrangiel visited the facility and talks about what he found.
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Dudes dressed up as Spiderman at Foxconn anti-suicide rally
Aug 18, 2010
Today is one of those days I just have to go home having not understood the world....
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Foxconn: riddled with controversy, swimming in cash
Jul 12, 2010
The Chinese electronics manufacturer has been in the news a lot in recent: a rash of worker suicides, a wage increase to attract workers in a time...
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Foxconn to outsource dormitories
Jun 25, 2010
This NYT article puts the number of workers in Shenzhen at 420,000, the highest number I've heard so far....
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All Foxconn operations except iPhone to leave Shenzhen
Jun 15, 2010
This according to China Daily. Those that stay behind to work on iPhones (presumably the iPhone 4 for the most part although 3GS production will...
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Foxconn ends compensation for families of suicide victims, relocates some operations.
Jun 9, 2010
For a while now we've been hearing about increased wages for Foxconn employees, in some cases raises of up to 66%. Around here we've been wondering...
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Tech News In Brief - 6/7/10
Jun 7, 2010
WWDC - all eyes on Apple as Jobs delivers a big speech and rolls out new ways to take your money.Foxconn gives raises againIf you can't beat ‘em,...
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Foxconn gives raises again
Jun 7, 2010
Couple of weeks ago, every day brought news of another suicide at the massive Chinese manufacturing facility. Now every day brings news of another...
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Foxconn Shenzhen workers eligible for second pay raise
Jun 7, 2010
Pay is slowly improving for workers at Foxconn's Shenzhen plant. The market responded with a near-6% drop in Foxconn shares.
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