An Apple plant in China has recently had some terrible happenings. Tuesday a 19 year old "fell" to his death. It was actual a suicide and was the ninth one to occur this year. The actual plant is very large and not run directly by Apple but by Foxconn, which also makes products for Hewlett Packard and Dell. Apple representatives have said that they are extremely concerned about these happenings. They have issued a statement saying that they are in direct contact with Foxconn senior management and are taking steps to make sure "that conditions throughout our supply chain are safe and workers are treated with respect and dignity." It was almost devastating news for the Apple Company; tomorrow they will be releasing the new ipad to other countries. Hopefully Foxconn shapes up or Apple's going to be looking for a new manufacturing firm. Suspected reasons are long work hours, low pay and psychological pressures. Labor activists across China are suspicious of the working conditions in other assembly plants, particularly ones run by Taiwanese Foxconn. Some activists in Hong Kong are even calling for a boycott of the next generation of iphones. Time will tell, but I have a feeling if Foxconn doesn't shape up Apple will be dumping them, and who knows maybe Dell and HP will follow suit.
Submitted By: Emily Schaub
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