Sunday, September 23, 2012

Foxconn Factory in China Is Closed After Worker Riot



The company that gained world-wide attention for its presumed unfair labor practices producing in demand gadgets such as the Iphone is in the news again. Worker riots in one of the factories of Foxconn in China has resulted in several employees being hospitalized and the factory being closed. It was still being confirmed if the factory that closed temporarily where producing the new Iphone 5 that Apple launched last week. Although Foxconn has tried to improved its relationship with its employees to but improve its labor standards its employees continue to protest. Factory workers now in China demand for better labor conditions and their rights to be recognized.

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