.: Foxconn’s Hell Factory
After the sixth suicide attempt in April, Southern Weekly—described by The New York Times as China’s most influential liberal newspaper—sent a young reporter to sneak into the factory as a worker. At the same time, they sent a senior reporter to talk with Foxconn’s executives. Their mission: To discover what’s really going on in that factory, and find out the true reasons behind the suicides.» Source: gizmodo.com Update (29/o5/2o1o): Suicide-hit Foxconn factory to increase wages: The owner of a Chinese electronics factory where several employees have committed suicide is to increase wages by 20%. |

