An electronics maker for Apple, Dell and HP may be closing down its Chinese operations during the restructuring process, with the result that 800,000 people may lose their jobs.
For the first time, this news was reported by the Register, quoting as the source the Chinese-language news site ON.CC (
translation by the Google translator ). This message was unverified at the time of publishing.
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The manufacturer of iPad fell under the scrutiny of the media because of a series of suicides at its factory in Shenzhen. Now electronics manufacturer Foxconn announces that it is considering transferring part of its production back to Taiwan (the main office of the company is also located there).
The day before yesterday, the manufacturer of iPad got on the main pages of the news after the statement about the termination of the payment of additional compensations to the families of the workers who committed suicide. This statement was made in the wake of a series of suicides in a fast-growing Chinese factory.
According to
MIC Gadget , Foxconn CEO Guo Tai-Ming said that workers commit suicide because of monetary compensation, and that the company stops paying these compensations to suicide families.
East Gate Foxconn, sourceAs evidence, the CEO was waving what he said was a suicide note. This letter in Chinese is translated as follows (according to the MIC Gadget): “Mom, you always tell me to die, and now I will die jumping from Foxconn. I really need to go. No need to grieve, Foxconn will pay a little money, but for me as a son this is the only way for you to return. ” According to Guo, this suicide was saved.
Guo also spoke about the Foxconn investigation conducted by the Suicides Association and 12 people who committed suicide there. In accordance with the findings of the investigation, three of the suicides were mentally ill, and another eight had emotional disorders.
In addition to terminating the suicide compensation program, Tai-Ming reported that Foxconn is considering the possibility of transferring the main production facilities back to Taiwan and using more automated production. Plants in China in this case can be sold to the Chinese government, which then will be responsible for the living conditions at these plants.
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A short news link was seen. But there is not everything, for example, there is no information about the possibility of selling factories to China.