Entries in 'foxconn' (26)
Apple increases factory inspections
NEWSApple has revealed in its 2012 supplier responsibility progress report that it has increased its inspection of factories in a bid to ensure better working conditions for suppliers’ employees. This ...
Explosion at Foxconn plant is likely to impact iPad 2 supply
NEWSAn explosion at the Foxconn factory in Chengdu China which resulted in three deaths and 15 injured is likely to put Apple's iPad 2 supply further in constraint.
Chinese factory workers appeal to Apple over poisoning
NEWSWintek, a Chinese firm that produces touch screens for Apple, has appealed to CEO Steve Jobs to help address grievances over a chemical poisoning they said could still be damaging ...
Audit reveals child labour, poisoned workers at Apple suppliers
NEWSConsumer electronic giant Apple has revealed the extent of worker violations within its chain of factories, which supply parts and construction for top selling products such as the iPad and ...
Foxconn: ?We?re here to stay?
NEWSHaving long kept a low profile in the UK, mammoth Taiwanese manufacturing group Foxconn is looking to expand its British presence with a two-pronged approach, taking in both its branded ...
Foxconn cuts growth targets
NEWSFoxconn’s chairman and founder Terry Gou is to lower his company’s yearly growth targets from 30 per cent to 15 per cent.
Foxconn poisons 250 Indian workers
NEWSFoxconn has inadvertently poisoned 250 Indian workers following a pesticide spray at a plant in Chennai.
Foxconn shifts Apple operation
NEWSFoxconn is to move its Apple manufacturing operations to another part of China, as it looks to break up its monolithic business model away from a handful of locations in ...
Foxconn to hand over control of staff dorms
NEWSFoxconn has struck a deal to hand over management of its staff dormitories in Shenzhen to outside firms, after a spate of worker suicides earlier this year.
China's Foxconn investigation to be made public
NEWSChina has promised to make public the results of an official investigation into the spate of suicides at Foxconn’s Shenzhen manufacturing plant.
Foxconn 'to close mainland China operation'
NEWSFoxconn has reportedly said it will close its factories in mainland China, a move that follows a spate of suicides this year at the manufacturing plant in Shenzhen.
Foxconn to drop factory town model
NEWSFoxconn has announced that it will make significant changes to its business plan and abandon the ‘factory town’ model that has characterised it in the past.
iPhone prices to rise?
NEWSFoxconn has indicated that the cost of increased wages for its suicidal employees must be shared by its international customers, including Dell, Apple and HP.
Second pay rise for Foxconn employees
NEWSFoxconn has implemented a second round of pay rises for employees at its Longhua factory, following a spate of suicides this year.
Apple defends Foxconn plant
NEWSApple CEO Steve Jobs has defended conditions in Foxconn's Shenzhen factory in China, following 13 suicide attempts and 10 deaths this year.
Foxconn to raise workers' wages
NEWSFoxconn is to raise its workers' wages by 20 per cent, following the death of one employee last Wednesday and the attempted suicide of another the following day.
Tech giants investigate Foxconn factory
NEWSApple, HP and Dell have said they are investigating conditions at Foxconn’s Shenzhen manufacturing plant, following a spate of suicides at the site.
Foxconn acts to stop worker suicides
NEWSGlobal manufacturer Foxconn is looking to change the way it operates its factories, following a spate of ten suicide attempts at its Shenzhen site.
Foxconn to take over Dell?s EU manufacturing
NEWSDell is to transfer ownership of its European fabrication plant over to Foxconn, less than a year after closing its Irish operation and moving it to Poland.
