Foxconn Technology Group

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Date Company Accusation City / Area / Country Source Tags Media
10/01/2013Foxconn Technology GroupWorkers strike at Foxconn Group’s Xin Hai Yang Precision (Jiangxi) Ltd. factory, demanding higher wages.Jiangxi, ChinaChina Labor WatchNon-Living Wage
24/05/2011
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01/01/2009
Foxconn Technology GroupFoxconn systematically exploited young workers through internship programs offered by over 200 vocational schools since 2009, forcing them, for instance, to work 14-hour days in a standing position with low pay, according to report by Peking and Tsinghua Universities.Southern ChinaCaixinChild Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage
30/04/2011Foxconn Technology GroupRoutine excessive overtime, public humiliations, poor health conditions and crowded dormitories revealed in 3 Foxconn plants in report by two NGOs.Shenzhen, Chengdu, and Chongqing, ChinaSOMOAbusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard
30/09/2010
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01/06/2010
Foxconn Technology GroupNot acceptable labor conditions at 5 Foxconn factories: 10 hour standing shifts for most workers; majority works 270 hours on a monthly basis; low wages (from $0.66/hour to $1.00/hour); productions errors are treated with castigation, verbal rebuke and physical abuse.Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchAbusive Management, Beatings & Violence, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage
27/05/2010
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01/01/2010
Foxconn Technology Group13 suicides from the beginning of the year have been recorded at digital products factory (~820,000 workers); 10 deaths; 3 failed attempts. Many workers suffer from excessive stress and exhaustion,  caused by military-style rigor, repetitive work and long hours over the legal minimum. Worker wages (900 RMB per month) is deemed insufficient to cover basic living expenses in their home city, and thus workers have no choice but to work massive amounts of overtime.Shenzhen, Guangdong, ChinaBBC, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, China Labor WatchAbusive Management, Deaths, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Suicides
23/01/2010Foxconn Technology Group19 year-old worker (Ma Xiangqian) at factory producing electronics leaped from high floor to his death. The month before his death he worked 286 hours (including 112 hours overtime, three times the legal limit), and got paid ~$1 per hour.Shenzhen, Guangdong, ChinaThe New York TimesDeaths, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Suicides
28/08/2008Foxconn Technology GroupLabor violations in factory manufacturing disks and electronics; low wages 750 (RMB); overtime is necessary to make ends meet; ten hours daily shifts for college interns; 11-12 hour shifts for regular workers; regular workers have one rest day every two weeks; when in need, production allows only one day off/month.Shenzhen, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchExcessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage
30/11/2006
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01/11/2006

(Suppliers Of Foxconn Technology Group)
An investigation of 13 Shenzhen electronics factories producing components for many well-known brand names found widespread labour abuses.Shenzhen, Guangdong, ChinaBusiness & Human Rights Resource CenterChild Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime
11/06/2006Foxconn Technology GroupNewspaper reports that workers producing iPods receive as little as £27 a month, doing 15-hour shifts.Longhua, Shenzhen, Guangdong, ChinaBBCExcessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage
01/12/2005Foxconn Technology Group
Low wages and long work hours in Chinese company supplying
motherboards, enclosures, coolers, etc; workers complain over not having a single day off for months; most worker wages are insufficient to cover living expenses.
Shenzhen, Guangdong, ChinaSOMOExcessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage