The electronics giant Foxconn employs more than one million workers in China. There was a lot of anticipation in February of this year when it announced that it was going to allow trade unions in its factories. The unbearable working conditions at Foxconn became known worldwide after a series of suicides at one of its factories in 2010. Suicides are still happening. A recent report has now declared that the company’s intention to allow trade unions was not serious from the start, with most workers not aware of any union while working conditions remain as unbearable as ever. Workers have staged strikes in recent times.
The electronics giant Foxconn employs more than one million workers in China. There was a lot of anticipation in February of this year when it announced that it was going to allow trade unions in its factories. The unbearable working conditions at Foxconn became known worldwide after a series of suicides at one of its factories in 2010. Suicides are still happening. A recent report has now declared that the company’s intention to allow trade unions was not serious from the start, with most workers not aware of any union while working conditions remain as unbearable as ever. Workers have staged strikes in recent times.
