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Nine Employees of Taiwanese iPhone Manufacturer Foxconn Committing Suicide Raises Concern about Work Conditions

Seeded on Sat May 22, 2010 2:03 PM EDT
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A ninth employee jumped to his death at Taiwanese iPhone manufacturer Foxconn.

A total of 11 Foxconn employees have tried to kill themselves this year - two have survived.

The incidents have raised concerns about worker treatment at the site.

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I'd say... says something rather terrible about worker conditions in the company. But what? Lots of things can cause sufficient stress to depress a person so utterly she/he wants to end life.

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Reply#1 - Sat May 22, 2010 2:04 PM EDT
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