Apple China Factory Deaths. 'Mass suicide' protest at Apple manufacturer Foxconn factory Around 150 Chinese workers at Foxconn, the world's largest electronics manufacturer, threatened to commit suicide by leaping from their. Latest Foxconn Worker Deaths Build Case For Apple To Move Operations From China. Ben Sin Contributor.. improving China's factory conditions is a near impossible task, with factories fighting. Dive Brief: An investigation by China Labor Watch (CLW) has discovered violations related to occupational health and safety, pollution and work schedules at the Suqian Catcher Factory, a major supplier for Apple’s MacBook and iPhone 8 in Jiangsu, China, CLW reported. An episode of toxic gas poisoning also occurred at the Catcher Factory in May 2017.
Today, the iPhone is made at a number of different factories around China, but for years, as it became the bestselling product in the world, it was largely assembled at Foxconn’s 1.4 square-mile. A US-based Chinese workers’ rights organisation has claimed that a factory worker at a firm that produces Apple’s iPhones in China, died after jumping from a building on Saturday.. China Labor.
Apple A 15-year-old boy dropped dead at Apple's Pegatron factory in China, where the iPhone 5C is made. His death was one of five at Pegatron that labor activists say the company has failed to.
A Foxconn worker was found dead Tuesday. Chief Executive Officer of Taiwan-based electronics firm Foxconn Terry Gou addresses a press conference in New Delhi on Aug. 5, 2015. Apple or its trade-in partners reserve the right to refuse or limit any Trade In transaction for any reason. In‑store trade‑in requires presentation of a valid, government-issued photo ID (local law may require saving this information). Sales tax may be assessed on full value of new iPhone. Additional terms from Apple or Apple’s trade-in. Foxconn and Apple are investigating the issue. Reports suggest the deaths may have resulted from long working hours coupled with low pay and stringent overtime restrictions. Apple claims it requires its suppliers to uphold fair labor and human right standards, but it is not the first time Foxconn has faced scrutiny for labor-related deaths. In 2013, Apple dispatched medical experts to investigate a spate of workers’ deaths at Pegatron. A 15-year-old died of pneumonia and the cause of death for others wasn’t disclosed.
