Foxconn CEO Guo Tai-ming has said workers commit suicide for the money

[The Straight Story]

Foxconn CEO Guo Tai-ming has said workers commit suicide for the money

Reports: Foxconn to close factories in China
Apple device manufacturer ends suicide payments



Foxconn – the electronics manufacturer whose clients include Apple, Dell and HP – is on the verge of closing its mainland China operations in a massive restructuring effort that could see 800,000 workers lose their jobs.

The Register first reported the news, citing a Chinese-language news site ON.CC as its source (Google translation available here). The report has not been verified at time of writing.

The iPad manufacturer has come under media scrutiny in recent months after a wave of suicides at its huge Shenzhen plant. Now the electronics maker Foxconn says it is considering moving some of its production back to Taiwan, the island where it has its headquarters.
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The iPad manufacturer also made headlines yesterday after it announced it will no longer pay extra compensation to families of employees who kill themselves. The announcement follows a spate of suicides at its sprawling south China factory.

According to a report on MIC Gadget, Foxconn CEO Guo Tai-ming has said workers commit suicide for the money, and the company will no longer compensate the families of Foxconn workers who take their own lives.

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[FiveGoodMen]

1. THIS is the sort of terror that we SHOULD be at war with.

[Liberal_in_LA]

2. +10

[aquart]

4. No, every nation has to fight this one themselves.

And it's never anything but ugly and bloody. It can't be fought from outside because that can be used as a weapon against it. It has to be homegrown.

[Blue Owl]

3. Crimes committed in the name of corporate profit are not criminal acts

And they are now protected by our very own sold-out Supreme Court.

There will never be justice for the true villains who are fucking up the world.

[aquart]

5. SOSC. Sold Out Supreme Court. Nice.

[OhioChick]

6. Bill Gates and Steve Jobs Reminiscing about the Past

[valerief]

7. Ha! nt

[ChromeFoundry]

9. lol

:rofl:

[Mimosa]

10. ^ Funny graphic above^ n/t

[hatrack]

8. I didn't know the Republicans had an office in the PRC!

:puke:

[Mimosa]

11. Are any computers still manufactured in the USA? n/t