Factory employee (Yan Li) 27 years old dies suddenly at his home. His family and colleagues suspect he died from exhaustion; Li worked for almost 35 hours non-stop a couple of days before.
Incident Tag: Deaths
2007 foxconn suicide
19-year-old Foxconn employee hangs himself in company bathroom.
Ninth suicide committed at Foxconn
21-year-old Foxconn employee jumps from 7th floor dormitory building to his death.
Protest at Chinese iPad maker Foxconn after 11th suicide attempt this year
Li Hai, a young factory worker (19 years of age) found dead after jumping from dormitory building.
Suicides Spark Inquiries
13 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.
DailyFinance: Apple, HP, and Sony Open Probes into Latest Foxconn Suicides
Employee (25 years of age) attempted to kill himself by cutting his wrists, but survived after medical attention.
Taiwan iPhone-maker Foxconn suffers another death
23-year-old factory worker dies by jumping from 7th floor dormitory balcony.
Foxconn seeks suicide answers
21-year-old employee at electronics manufacturer jumped from building to his death.
China Foxconn factory confirms another worker death
22-year-old female worker at electronics components factory found dead after falling from a high building.
After Suicides, Scrutiny of China’s Grim Factories
19 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.