Andre Yoskowitz
8 Aug 2010 14:41
In May we reported that Foxconn was raising worker salaries up to 70 percent amidst a flood of worker suicides at their Chinese factory.
The company, probably best known for manufacturing the Apple iPhone among tons of other electronics we use daily, has been massively criticized for its working conditions, and low wages.
This week, the company has confirmed a new death at its Chinese plants, a 22-year old assembly worker.
The company says the woman "fell from a dormitory at a plant" in mainland China.
Police are still looking into the incident.
Foxconn, and parent Hon Hai have been under intense scrutiny all year following the eleven suicides at its plants in China. Worker's families were compensated ten times the worker's annual salary after each suicide, leading many to believe that the deaths were intentional to pass on money to family members.