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Originally Posted by HansTWN
The pressures in China are more related to culture than from the workplace.
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Well... the OP's screen name was all the reminding I needed about what country it is that Foxconn operates in and how much interest (i.e. none at all) that government has in bettering the working conditions of their citizens.
I'd pay more for an iPad than I did if it means a 40-hr work week for the people who make my iPad gives them enough money to live on and some hope for the future... I can afford it.
Yes, it is hard to definitively point at one factor as the cause for their or any other suicide cluster but considering their hours and conditions any reasonable person would have to wonder.
And in case you thought this was a new story here's a quote from 2006:
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A large number of employees also appeared to be working an excessive number of hours, working a total of 35% over Apple's recommended hours per week maximum which is 60 hours. Some employees were also found to have been treated poorly, with some being "punished" by being forced to "stand at attention." From Apple's report:
During our interviews with employees, we explicitly asked every line worker whether they had ever been subjected to or witnessed objectionable disciplinary punishment. Two employees reported that they had been disciplined by being made to stand at attention. While we did not find this practice to be widespread, Apple has a zero tolerance policy for any instance, isolated or not, of any treatment of workers that could be interpreted as harsh.
Apple says that it will continue to work with Foxconn to rectify several areas of its facilities and improve employee working conditions. The company has also joined the Electronic Industry Code of Conduct (EICC) Implementation Group, which is an industry-wide group that maintains working standards. Apple says that so far it is pleased with the results of its investigation and will continue to monitor the situation at Foxconn heavily
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http://www.dailytech.com/Apple+Relea...rticle3845.htm
Hey Steve, good "monitoring" there.