Factory engineer (25 years old) jumped of building last week. Before her death an incident occurred of factory officials rebuking her, and telling her she would lose her job.
Incident Tag: Deaths
A Case Study: Adidas And Yueyuen (YY suicides 2008)
3 workers end their lives in 4 month timespan, by jumping from factory building (YYII-S6), allegedly over demonstration towards poor factory treatment.
A Case Study: Adidas And Yueyuen (Yue Yuen) death
Male factory worker (Zhao Jianju) dies of heat stroke.
Explosion Kills 3 at Foxconn Plant
3 dead and 16 injured at polishing workshop from explosion of combustible dust in a duct, initial findings suggest.
Another Foxconn Employee Died of Fatigue
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.
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.