The Pros And Cons Of Foxconn

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If you keep up with the news, then you probably have heard of Foxconn and the controversy that has surrounded the company over the last five years or so. If you have not, more than likely you are very familiar with Apple products such as the iPod, iPhone, and iPad among others. Although Apple Inc., is one Foxconn’s most popular customers, it is certainly not the only one. Foxconn manufactures products for Acer, Amazon, Dell, IBM, Ericsson, Phillips, Microsoft, HP, Nokia, Sony, and many more. A quick Google search for Foxconn will direct you to their official website. Hai Hon/Foxconn Technology Group boasts to be “the most dependable partner for joint-design, joint-development, manufacturing, assembly, and after-sales services to the global …show more content…

Once again, Foxconn was under scrutiny for their lack of negligence. The blast was caused due to aluminum dust in the polishing department. The Students & Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior denounced Foxconn for failing to provide a safe working environment after a report from SACOM in early May brought to light concerns about the aluminum dust in the polishing department, as well as the milling machine department. The report stated that “even though [workers] have worn gloves, their hands are still covered by dust and so as their face and clothes.” Although Foxconn promised to improve these conditions and even compensate its employees, SACOM findings proved otherwise. SACOM went as far as to single out Apple for not ensuring that Foxconn put their promise into …show more content…

Foxconn admitted to using interns in their manufacturing plants, but claimed they were free to leave whenever they wanted. However, in an interview with The New York Times, Li Qiang, founder of China Labor Watch, said that “his staff had spoken with multiple workers and students who, as recently as Sunday, said that 10 of 87 workers on an iPhone assembly line were students.” The students allegedly were told if they did not work at the plant, they would not be able to graduate. Foxconn shot back at these allegations stating that only 2.7% of its workers were students. Additional reports from the Chinese press claimed that schools in Huai’an had closed order to send its students to work at Foxconn. It was believed that with the new iPhone 5 so close to being released, Foxconn was understaffed and needed as many workers as possible in order to fulfill that order. Due to these claims, the local officials in Hua’ian issued a statement ordering schools to follow policies and refrain from further

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