The price of profit

Posted on 28 May 2010 by The Manufacturer

Electronics manufacturer Foxconn Technology, whose clients include Apple, Dell and Nokia, has been rocked by a spate of suicides in China.

The tenth and most recent suspected suicide took place on Thursday and the company’s major multinational clients have voiced concerns over the deaths. Local media have questioned working conditions at the plant which employs more than 400,000 people on its 1.2 square mile site. Entry-level workers earn about 900 yuan (£90) a month at the…

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