Originally posted by somerandomuser
I think you will find this is spin by Western companies seeking a share of Foxxconn's market.
According to Wikipedia's own statistics, the suicide rate is about average for almost a million workers.
en.wikipedia.org...
Currently, the rate is on par with that of The Bahamas, with a rate of 1.75 deaths per 100,000. So, it looks as though this is more media spin than
any real event.
well before i get into more of the story about the whole foxconn thing, wikipedia is a terrible place to use as a source. it is an openly editable
site that anyone at all can edit and put whatever they please on there, which is also a problem on this particular page of wikipedia. right at the
very top of the page it states "This article's factual accuracy is disputed", mostly because some random internet users are the ones regurgitating
old info or adding in their own spin on things. also, what does a countries suicide rate have to do with the suicide rates in work places?
anyways, for those who don't know the whole story this was an ongoing thing at foxconn, the nets more or less are deterrents to make sure workers
don't go on strike again. basically, there was a huge protest of 300 people after foxconn tried to screw them over. they originally went on strike
like most people do for better wages because they claimed foxconn was holding back wages from them.
well, foxconn said they would get one months wage compensation for those who quit or they get back to work. so, obviously some wanted to get out of
the hell hole did so and then foxconn refused to pay them anything at all and just lied to them straight up just to get them back to work, they could
care less what they want.
this is how the safety nets would come about, 100-200(the estimates vary on it) workers then went on the rooftop and threatened to kill themselves if
they could not get better wages or working conditions. the mayor had went up and eventually talked them down, i can't remember what exactly what
deals they made, shortly after that big fiasco they installed the nets in because "every worker's life to be valuable". by the way some of the
factories also make their employees sign contracts that they won't commit suicide.
so, overall, i don't think this is the western media trying to get in on foxconns market, they have been in the news before with suicides of their
workers. i think in 2010 they had like 10 or so people jump off and commit suicide because of the working conditions and low pay.
foxconn suicide
protest
that is one of the first articles i came upon, but it was a very widely reported event and there are plenty of other articles on how poorly conditions
are at foxconn.
