Stories Tagged as
Foxconn
Things are great at Foxconn say inspectors
by
John Moe
Feb 17, 2012
Those manufacturing plants in China where everything is supposed to be pretty horrible and workers are treated horribly while making the electronics us decadent Americans depend on? Turns out they’re FINE, says the Fair Labor Alliance the non-profit group Apple has enlisted to inspect facilities in the wake of a bunch of complaints and worker […]
Apple tries to play the cool customer as it bows to public pressure
by
Marc Sanchez
Feb 13, 2012
Assembly line workers get a little help
Concerned consumers call for "ethical iPhones" (though if that's not possible, just "iPhones" will probably do)
by
Jeff Horwich
Feb 9, 2012
Consumer groups plan to deliver petitions to Apple Stores around the globe, calling for Apple to "overhaul the way its suppliers treat their workers."
Apple discloses suppliers... kinda
by
Marc Sanchez
Jan 17, 2012
First time Apple releases this kind of support
Chinese laborers take drastic measures for a raise
by
Rob Schmitz
Jan 11, 2012
Workers at a Foxconn factory that makes iPhones all threatened to jump from the top of the building if they didn't get a raise. But these aren't the only workers protesting work conditions and pay in the country.
Apple cuts iPad 2 production by 25%
by
John Moe
Sep 26, 2011
Bloomberg is reporting that Apple is reducing orders all along the Chinese supply chain for the iPad 2, which will also mean a significant...
El Cinco machines fired up and pumping out units
by
John Moe
Sep 8, 2011
(We call the imminent iPhone 5 "El Cinco" around these parts because it enhances the air of mystery surrounding the product). All Things D reports...
For public good, not for profit.
The robots are coming! Or, how to spoil a pefectly nice dance party.
by
Adriene Hill
Aug 1, 2011
Foxconn, the Taiwanese company that assembles Apple's iPhones and iPads, is reportedly planning to "hire" 1 million robots to take on the boring,...
Foxconn closes Chengdu facility
by
John Moe
May 24, 2011
Not something that I love talking about because it seems so crass but the explosion at Foxconn's Chengdu factory in China looks to have a big...
Third Foxconn worker dies
by
John Moe
May 23, 2011
An explosion of combustible dust at a Foxconn manufacturing facility has resulted in a third death. The victim was a worker at the Foxconn plant in...