Foxconn May Close Factories In China

ChiefMonkeyGrinder writes "Foxconn, the manufacturer whose clients include Apple, Dell, and HP, is on the verge of pulling out of China after a spate of suicides. The CEO has accused workers of killing themselves for financial compensation, and the company has stopped suicide payments to suicide victims' families. Foxconn's CEO also told investors that it is considering moving its production operations to Taiwan, and automating many parts of its business, a move which could see 800,000 workers lose their jobs."

Comments

Re:Instead of actually addressing the problem...

[Ex-MislTech]

I think we have found someone who really only cares about themself.

It seems to be a growing craze these days.

And to you AC sir, go fuck yourself.

Re:Parallels to the Union movement last century

[pgmrdlm]

bull shit its the unions fault that we have lost. auto manufacturing. garment manufacturing. remember dick head, if the American people wanted to respect their fellow citizens/workers they would be willing to pay for products manufactured here. They don't, and manufacturing isn't. And the unions are to mother fucking stupid to realize their fellow Americans don't give a shit and are unwilling to purchase American made products. Leave it to a stupid mother fucking liberal that is unwilling to realize that it is the fault of the American consumers that we lost well paying jobs. Thats right asshole, blame the republicans as you watch your fellow Americans continue to purchase cheaply made foreign products. asshole, I hate liberals. I hope the fuck their is a civil war. I can't wait to see the blood of you dumb fucks flow,.

Re:So.. factories are *moving* within china

[Darkman, Walkin Dude]

I think the world is overpopulated. I also think that's the prime reason pollution is a problem - we're sitting in our own filth. If the world only had 1 billion (like the year 1800) that problem would disappear.

Oh piss off you malthusian idiot.

Re:Suicide Rates

[Lars T.]

Okay, simply show statistics that show the suicide rate at the Foxconn facility in Shenzhen is significantly over the expected value.

Why? You need to understand how the statistics actually apply before looking at more. Higher or lower you're still supporting dizzingly incorrect usage of statistics.

Bullshit - ever since people pointed out that the "obviously higher than usual suicide rate" probably is anything but, the people who didn't use any statistics they didn't make up have accused those who actually provided statistics of raping them. Screw you and all the other losers who did that.