{"id":4955,"date":"2010-08-19T14:56:43","date_gmt":"2010-08-19T13:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ethicalquote.com\/?p=4955"},"modified":"2010-09-14T11:57:04","modified_gmt":"2010-09-14T10:57:04","slug":"dailymove-foxconn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.covalence.ch\/index.php\/2010\/08\/19\/dailymove-foxconn\/","title":{"rendered":"Foxconn prevents suicides and creates jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethicalquote.com\/shop\/navigator.php?sector=43&amp;company=2001\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4956\" title=\"100819_honhai\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ethicalquote.com\/newTemplate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/100819_honhai.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"130\" \/><\/a>Foxconn is holding rallies at its factories to improve the satisfaction of its employees. The Taiwanese company, a subsidiary of Hon Hai Precision Industry, announced wage increases and more break times during work to reduce stress and prevent suicides; safety nets have also been installed. This year 12 Foxconn employees have committed suicide so far.<\/p>\n<p>The world&#8217;s largest manufacturer of electronic components &#8211; Apple, Dell and HP are among its clients, will hire 400,000 workers in China in the coming year. The company plans to build factories closer to workers&#8217; homes.<\/p>\n<p>Among the news items covering this topic, two\u00c2\u00a0 thirds have been coded as positive by Covalence analysts, and one third as negative, reflecting such statements &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/epicenter\/2010\/08\/foxconn-rallies-workers-installs-suicide-nets\/comment-page-1\/\">China Labor Bulletin spokesman Geoffrey Crothall<\/a>: \u201cI don\u2019t think today\u2019s event is going to achieve anything except provide a bit of theater. (\u2026) \u00c2\u00a0Basically, what Foxconn needs to do is treat its workers like decent human beings and pay them a decent wage. It\u2019s not rocket science.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More on Google:<em> <\/em><a title=\"https:\/\/www.ethicalquote.com\/shop\/navigator.php?sector=20&amp;company=336\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ethicalquote.com\/shop\/navigator.php?sector=43&amp;company=2001\">Ethical Snapshots<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ethicalquote.com\/newTemplate\/index.php\/products\/services\/live-ethicalquote\/\">Live EthicalQuote<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ethicalquote.com\/newTemplate\/index.php\/products\/services\/research\/company-reports\/\">Company Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Daily Move by Covalence EthicalQuote. 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