Foxconn says building TV screens in Wisconsin doesn't make sense. But R&D and advanced manufacturing do.

In Wisconsin today, President Donald Trump did a thing politicians like to do sometimes. Shovel in hand, he touted a big investment in the U.S. and the jobs it’s supposed to create. The shovel was gold-toned, and the investment: a $10 billion LCD display plant for the electronics manufacturer Foxconn. Thing is, foreign direct investment […]

Foxconn has established an in-house university in efforts to retain workers.

For the past two years, Apple has allowed independent inspectors to examine factory conditions for the Chinese workers who make iPads, iPhones, and the company's other iconic products. Today, the Fair Labor Association released its final report on three factories run by the Apple supplier Foxconn.

Apple and Samsung both reported quarterly earnings last week. Today we hear from the company that makes many of the gadgets they sell — Taiwanese tech giant Hon Hai, or as we know it, Foxconn.

Workers at the major Apple supplier in China will soon have a new union that represents them. Formerly, the union was controlled by management.